Mastercard Foundation to spend $1.3B to vaccinate Africans for COVID | Africanews

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Mastercard Foundation to spend $1.3B to vaccinate Africans for COVID | Africanews

One of the world's largest foundations will spend $1.3 billion over the next three years to acquire and deliver COVID-19 vaccines for more than 50 million people in Africa.

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