Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday fired the Director General of Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), Dr Sabin Nsanzimana amid omicron variant concerns, booster eligibility expansion.
An official statement issued by the Prime Minister office in Kigali said the senior official was suspended from his position owing to matters of accountability under investigation.
Despite some positive steps, there are still concerns over transparency and accountability around a coronavirus vaccine.
Experts argue that most of the government contracts with companies involved in the crash program to make COVID-19 vaccines haven’t been made public.
Rwanda plans to vaccinate 30 per cent of the population by the end of 2021 and continues efforts to acquire sufficient doses, through direct purchases and other arrangements, to ensure as many Rwandans as possible are protected from COVID-19.
Rwanda has vaccinated about 9.3 million people, of which 3.4 million are fully inoculated as of Nov. 29, according to the health ministry.
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