Government officials say that the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has been hired by President Samia to handle two of her administration’s key projects: the fight against Covid-19 and rebuilding Tanzania’s international reputation.
In July, Blair paid his first courtesy call to Tanzania where he and President Samia discussed how to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
A spokesperson for the Institute says, “Mr Blair discussed the support his institute is providing to help African countries as they try to access vaccines, plan for roll out and build domestic manufacturing capacity for the future.”
I believe vaccination is the way to go. The virus can only be defeated when everyone is safe.”
For her part, President Samia urged Blair and his institute to encourage the African continent to participate in vaccine production.
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change was set up by the former
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