The President of the Association of the National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Mustapha Berraf, has communicated that the government of Russian has promised 10,000 x 2 Vaccines for African Athletes & Officials that will be participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo in July this year.
In a special message across Africa, he noted: “Dear colleagues and friends, I have the honor to inform you that the partnership with the Russian NOC for the delivery of vaccines by Russia to our African NOCs via the governments and the African Union has been approved in principle and remains awaiting the final agreement of the government. Dr. Patrick Coker, President of the Medical Commission is in charge of the operation and you will be regularly informed of what follows. The IOC is closely following this important partnership operation with the Russian NOC as well as the African Union..”
The message further emphasized the need to encourage all Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic participants to ensure they are vaccinated for the safety of all at the games and the people of Japan.
According to the NOC SEL media department, in a press the details of how the distribution will be done are yet to be released.
The president of the NOC Sierra Leone since his appointment as the Head of the Medical Commission of Africa Olympics has diligently discharged all his duties.
The release added that Dr. Coker has organized many webinars and contributed to the development of Covid- 19 Safe Sports regulations.
By Desmond Tunde Coker
02/03/2021. ISSUE NO: 8012