Nigeria’s multiple award-winning music sensation Yemi Alade has been appointed as Africa’s ambassador for covid 19.
The Nigerian-born African music queen is tasked with the responsibility of encouraging Africans to get vaccinated against Covid-19, in a campaign called ‘It’s Up to Us’.
The musician broke the news on her tweeter handle as she expressed her excitement to join the Africa CDC, Mastercard and thousands of Africans to stop the spread of coronavirus “one shot at a time”.
The campaign is spearheaded by the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Mastercard.
According to the Africa CDC, just 12.33% of the continent’s population is fully vaccinated, and just 0.91% have received their booster shot.
In 2020, Yemi was made Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
