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NGOs want vaccine on priority basis


Published : 05 Jul 2021 09:30 PM | Updated : 06 Jul 2021 12:08 AM

Staff and volunteers of the non-government organisations (NGOs) have demanded Covid-19 vaccine on priority basis as they are engaged with pandemic prevention activities at the field level.

 The Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Alliance, a recently formed platform of NGOs and civil society groups, made the demand on Monday following a discussion meeting. Brac is the secretariat of the Alliance.

Around 850 local, national and international NGOs/CSOs attended the discussion meetings to devise pathways for scale-up and strengthen the Covid-19 prevention campaign.

CSO Alliance coordinator Rasheda K Chowdhury said since the beginning of the outbreak, field level workers engaged with different NGOs have devoted themselves in the covid-19 public awareness activities.

Human rights activist Sultana Kamal said the fight against covid-19 is a national emergency.

“We have no time to rely on the government or the donor agencies. Everyone including the NGOs shall come forward and join hands with the government in the fight against the pandemic in whatever capacity they can make”.