TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A donation of 150,000 doses of Taiwan’s Medigen COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the Somaliland capital of Hargeisa on Sunday (Jan. 30), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced.
In a press release, MOFA said the shipment had arrived safely. At the Hargeisa International Airport, Taiwan Representative Allen Lou (羅震華) presented the gift to Somaliland Health Minister Hassan Mohamed Ali Gafadhi and conveyed Taiwanese’s friendship to the Somaliland government.
Taiwan announced that it would make the donation in December 2021 following the Somaliland government’s emergency use authorization (EUA) of the Medigen vaccine. This was part of Taiwan’s bid to aid friendly nations in their effort to combat the COVID virus.
MOFA called the move “a demonstration of mutual support between democratic and free allies, proving that Taiwan and Somaliland share a friendship that shines through adversities.”
Taiwan will continue to reinforce collaborations with Somaliland in various fields on the basis of shared values of democracy and freedom, MOFA added. “Together we will contribute the power of kindness to the world’s joint effort in fighting the pandemic and defending universal values, allowing the ‘cycle of kindness’” to continue.
Taiwan donates 150,000 doses of domestically manufactured Medigen vaccine to Somaliland.
