The Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation have entered a new phase of their partnership on the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative in the aftermath of the WHO’s declaration of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health emergency of international concern.The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative, a bold and unprecedented $1.5 billion partnership with Mastercard Foundation, was launched in June 2021.

This innovative and ground-breaking partnership aimed to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, roll out vaccinations, build the vaccine manufacturing workforce for the continent, and strengthen the Africa CDC to ensure long-term health security for Africa.
Unprecedented in scale, speed, and inclusion of African organizations, the partnership has contributed to the continent’s current vaccination rate of 53 percent of the target population, up from just three percent at the start of the initiative.

Read the December 2023 Newsletter | Issue 24

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Mastercard Foundation partnered to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people and hasten the economic recovery of the African continent.
Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative is a $1.5 billion initiative that addressed the urgency to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, support the delivery and administering of vaccines to millions more, as well as
strengthen the healthcare system in the longer-term to ensure Member States have the capacity to respond to future pandemics and ensure Africa’s health security.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared the end of COVID-19 as a public health emergency.
In line with this transition from the acute phase of the pandemic, Africa CDC is leading the charge to integrate COVID-19 vaccinations into routine immunization programs. Prioritizing specific groups – health care workers, the elderly, and those who have underlying illnesses – to ensure they are fully vaccinated.

Read the October 2023 Newsletter | Issue 23

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Mastercard Foundation partnered to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people and hasten the economic recovery of the African continent.

Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative is a $1.5 billion initiative that addressed the urgency to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, support the delivery and administering of vaccines to millions more, as well as strengthen the healthcare system in the longer-term, to ensure Member States have the capacity to response to future pandemics and ensure Africa’s health security.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared the end of COVID-19 as a public health emergency. In line with this transition from the acute phase of the pandemic, Africa CDC is leading the charge to integrate COVID-19 vaccinations into routine immunization programs. Prioritizing specific groups – health care workers, the elderly, and those who have underlying illnesses – to ensure they are fully vaccinated.

Read the September 2023 Newsletter | Issue 22

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Mastercard Foundation partnered to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people and hasten the economic recovery of the African continent.

Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative is a $1.5 billion initiative that addressed the urgency to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, support the delivery and administering of vaccines to millions more, as well as strengthen the healthcare system in the longer-term, to ensure Member States have the capacity to response to future pandemics and ensure Africa’s health security.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of COVID-19 as a public health emergency. In line with this transition from the acute phase of the pandemic, Africa CDC is leading the charge to integrate COVID-19 vaccinations into routine immunization programs. Prioritizing specific groups – health care workers, the elderly, and those who have underlying illnesses – to ensure they are fully vaccinated.

Read the August 2023 Newsletter | Issue 21

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC partnered to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people and hasten the economic recovery of the African continent.

Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative is a $1.5 billion USD initiative that addressed the urgency to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, supporting the delivery of vaccinations to millions more, as well as, in the longer-term, ensure Africa’s health security and response to future pandemics.

WHO recently declared the end of COVID 19 as a public health emergency.

Africa CDC is leading the charge to integrate COVID-19 vaccinations into routine immunization programs. We will prioritize specific groups – health care workers, the elderly, and those who have underlying illnesses – to ensure they are fully vaccinated.

Read the July 2023 Newsletter | Issue 20

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC partnered to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people and hasten the economic recovery of the African continent.

Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative is a $1.5 billion USD initiative that addressed the urgency to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, supporting the delivery of vaccinations to millions more, as well as, in the longer-term, ensure Africa’s health security and response to future pandemics.

WHO recently declared the end of COVID 19 as a public health emergency.

Africa CDC is leading the charge to integrate COVID-19 vaccinations into routine immunization programs. We will prioritize specific groups – health care workers, the elderly, and those who have underlying illnesses – to ensure they are fully vaccinated.

Read the June 2023 Newsletter | Issue 19

The Mastercard Foundation is deploying $1.5 billion in partnership with the Africa CDC to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Africa, hastening the economic recovery of the continent.

This bold partnership is ensuring vaccine equity for Africa by purchasing vaccines for more than 65 million people, supporting the delivery of vaccinations to millions more, and integrating into and supporting the delivery of routine immunization ensuring the strengthening of public health systems in Africa.

The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative is assuring the long-term health security of the continent by developing the workforce for vaccine manufacturing in Africa and strengthening the Africa CDC.

This partnership is an enabler of, and a contributor to, the Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy, which seeks to enable 30 million young people, particularly young women, to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030.

Read the May 2023 Newsletter | Issue 18

The Mastercard Foundation is deploying $1.5 billion in partnership with the Africa CDC to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Africa, hastening the economic recovery of the continent.

This bold partnership is ensuring vaccine equity for Africa by purchasing vaccines for more than 65 million people, supporting the delivery of vaccinations to millions more, and integrating into and supporting the delivery of routine immunization ensuring the strengthening of public health systems in Africa.

The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative is assuring the long-term health security of the continent by developing the workforce for vaccine manufacturing in Africa and strengthening the Africa CDC.

This partnership is an enabler of, and a contributor to, the Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy, which seeks to enable 30 million young people, particularly young women, to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030.

Read the April 2023 Newsletter | Issue 17

In June 2021, the Mastercard Foundation partnered with the Africa CDC to launch the $1.5 billion Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) initiative. Together, we are purchasing COVID-19 vaccines for more than 65 million people, deploying vaccines to millions across the continent, enabling vaccine manufacturing in Africa by developing the workforce and strengthening the Africa CDC’s capacity.

To date, the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative has administered over 18.9M doses across the continent while helping to accelerate vaccine uptake in African Union Member States facing the risk of mass vaccine expiration.

Read the March 2023 Newsletter | Issue 16

In June 2021, the Mastercard Foundation partnered with the Africa CDC to launch the $1.5 billion Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) initiative. Together, we are purchasing COVID-19 vaccines for more than 65 million people, deploying vaccines to millions across the continent, enabling vaccine manufacturing in Africa by developing the workforce and strengthening the Africa CDC’s capacity.

To date, the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative has enabled over 12 million people in Africa to access COVID-19 vaccines, while helping to accelerate vaccine uptake in African Union Member States facing the risk of mass vaccine expiration.

Read the February 2023 Newsletter | Issue 15

In June 2021, the Mastercard Foundation partnered with the Africa CDC to launch the $1.5 billion Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) initiative. Together, we are purchasing COVID-19 vaccines for more than 65 million people, deploying vaccines to millions across the continent, enabling vaccine manufacturing in Africa by developing the workforce and strengthening the Africa CDC’s capacity.

To date, the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative has enabled over 12 million people in Africa to access COVID-19 vaccines, while helping to accelerate vaccine uptake in African Union Member States facing the risk of mass vaccine expiration.

Read the January 2023 Newsletter | Issue 14