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The current announcement builds on Australia’s AUD80 million commitment to the COVAX Facility Advance Market Commitment, which is designed to help developing countries access Covid-19 vaccines doses to meet the needs of their highest risk populations.
Australia will support equitable access to safe and infective Covid-19 vaccines in Laos through multilateral and regional initiatives to finance, assess, deliver and monitor these vaccines. It will include procurement and delivery of vaccine doses, assessment of vaccine and efficacy, and technical support.
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Lao PDR Snapshot
The construction of the fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge Construction is estimated to cost 1.26 billion baht (about US$40.88 million) to be funded by Laos and Thailand. When completed in 2023, it will become another vital regional trade hub and transit route for Laos, Thailand and Vietnam over a distance of just 150km. Thailand has agreed to pay 787 million baht (about US$25.47 million) and Laos will contribute 476 million baht (about US$15.41 million).
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