Rwanda kicks off Covid-19 vaccination drive

A health worker administers the Covid-19 vaccine at Nyamata District Hospital in Bugesera, Rwanda on March 5, 2021. PHOTO | COURTESY
 

Rwanda has rolled out its Covid-19 vaccination campaign countrywide targeting high-risk groups with over 392,000 doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer doses.

The Minister of Health Dr Daniel Ngamije was administered the jab at the Masaka District Hospital in the capital Kigali on Friday, kicking off the exercise alongside World Health Organisation (WHO) country representative Dr Kasonde Mwinga.