Tonga Vaccine Support

Australia has committed $2.9 million for COVID-19 vaccine access during 2020-23 in Tonga.

Doses
  • 19,000 vaccine doses delivered to date from Australia's own supply line
  • COVID-19 vaccines procured through Australia's Partnership with UNICEF

 

Supporting National Vaccine Rollout
  • Waste management in health facilities

 

Providing Technical Expertise
  • Strengthening systems to ensure vaccine safety
  • Using evidence to build quality immunisation programs

 

Our Impact So Far

  • Purchase of one Ecosteryl medical waste disposal unit at Vaiola Hospital and two medical waste incinerators for the islands of Ha’apai and ‘Eua, to be delivered in the last quarter of 2021.
  • The Therapuetic Goods Administration has supported the Government of Tonga to assess the AstraZeneca vaccine supplied by Australia for local use.

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