Qatar Red Crescent to launch global refugee vaccination project

$100m initiative aims to provide COVID vaccines to more than 3 million refugees and displaced people in 20 countries.

The Qatar Red Crescent has announced it will launch a $100m humanitarian initiative to provide COVID-19 vaccines to refugees, displaced persons and migrants around the world. The campaign, scheduled to start on Monday, will run for three years and aims to cover 20 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Following a motto of “Leave no one behind”, the Qatar Red Crescent will implement the initiative in cooperation with the World Health Organization.