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Tribune News Network
Doha
Faisal Mohammed Al Emadi, executive director of the International Relief and Development Sector at Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), has urged all to take part in the #IAmVaccinatedIDonated campaign launched by QRCS recently, which aims to raise $100 million in donations, in cooperation with several local and international vaccination efforts.
The World Refugee Day on June 20 marked the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, a multilateral treaty that sought to ensure international protection of refugees against discrimination. However, COVID-19 pandemic has confirmed that refugees are not receiving the protection they deserve.
The number of displaced persons in the world has reached a record high of 82 million, with the pandemic further complicating their health, social and economic situation. According to a recent study published by ‘The Lancet’ medical journal, most refugees face a double burden of vaccine inequality with 86 percent of them living in low- and middle-income countries.
The Kovacs initiative has shipped only 87 million vaccine doses to 131 countries, well below the 172 million they should have given.
Ten countries have administered 75 percent of all COVID-19 vaccines, while in poor countries, health workers and vulnerable people do not have access to them. Of the 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine given worldwide so far, the Kovacs initiative was responsible for only less than 4 percent.
“The campaign is continuing and it needs more support now than ever, especially as fears of the virus’ mutation and its effects on people continue,” said Al Emadi, adding, “The world has agreed that the only solution to save lives from COVID-19 and return to normal life is vaccination. We call on the society to contribute to this noble humanitarian campaign which is a form of saving lives, especially in the face of unequal opportunities in vaccination.”
Doha
Faisal Mohammed Al Emadi, executive director of the International Relief and Development Sector at Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), has urged all to take part in the #IAmVaccinatedIDonated campaign launched by QRCS recently, which aims to raise $100 million in donations, in cooperation with several local and international vaccination efforts.
The World Refugee Day on June 20 marked the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, a multilateral treaty that sought to ensure international protection of refugees against discrimination. However, COVID-19 pandemic has confirmed that refugees are not receiving the protection they deserve.
The number of displaced persons in the world has reached a record high of 82 million, with the pandemic further complicating their health, social and economic situation. According to a recent study published by ‘The Lancet’ medical journal, most refugees face a double burden of vaccine inequality with 86 percent of them living in low- and middle-income countries.
The Kovacs initiative has shipped only 87 million vaccine doses to 131 countries, well below the 172 million they should have given.
Ten countries have administered 75 percent of all COVID-19 vaccines, while in poor countries, health workers and vulnerable people do not have access to them. Of the 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine given worldwide so far, the Kovacs initiative was responsible for only less than 4 percent.
“The campaign is continuing and it needs more support now than ever, especially as fears of the virus’ mutation and its effects on people continue,” said Al Emadi, adding, “The world has agreed that the only solution to save lives from COVID-19 and return to normal life is vaccination. We call on the society to contribute to this noble humanitarian campaign which is a form of saving lives, especially in the face of unequal opportunities in vaccination.”
