The Biden administration just announced a direct donation of 500,000 Pfizer vaccines to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia)! The Congress of Bosniaks of North America is so grateful to the Biden administration on their renewed focus on Bosnia and on this very generous donation. President Biden and his administration have demonstrated once again that they are true friends of Bosnia.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all other groups and partner organizations who participated in this effort to put Bosnia on the list, who wrote letters, signed petitions, shared our petition and gave voice to the voiceless. Organizations who made sure the Biden administration was aware of the blockades the government was facing when trying to order vaccines. The fact that the US embassy worked with the State institutions is very telling and we fully support their approach. We are so grateful for Biden’s support of a democratic and united Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A special thanks to all of you who, as individuals, signed and shared our campaign and petition. Your voice mattered. Your efforts ensured that in addition to the calls, and letters that were sent, we collected over 1,700 petition signatures in only 5 days! This coordinated effort demonstrated that we can achieve great things as long as we act united, with the support of our friends and partners in the US.
We believe that having the choice to get vaccinated is crucial. Each of you helped give that choice to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Photo by: REUTERS/ Kevin Lamarque
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Bidenova administracija je danas objavila da će uručiti direktnu donaciju od 500.000 Pfizerovih vakcina Bosni i Hercegovini! Kongress Bošnjaka Sjeverne Amerike izražava zahvalnost na novom fokusu prema Bosni i Hercegovini i ovoj značajnoj donaciji. Predsjednik Biden i njegova adminstracija su još jednom pokazali da su prijatelji Bosne i Hercegovine.
Kongres Bošnjaka Sjeverne Amerike se zahvaljuje svim pojedincima i grupama koje su u proteklom periodu pisali pisma i širili informaciju o blokadama u državnim institucijama BiH, a posebno u vezi sa narudžbom vakcina. Indikativno je da je američka ambasada obavjestila Ministarstvo Civilnih Poslova BiH u vezi donacije, a ne entitete, što ukazuje na kontinuiranu podršku suverenosti države Bosne i Hercegovine.
Hvala i svima koji su se u kratkom roku odazvali i podržali peticiju. Vaš glas se čuo i uspjeli smo da prikupimo preko 1700 potpisa u roku od samo 5 dana! Ova koordinirana akcija koja je trajala zadnjih par sedmica je pokazala da podrška naše zajednice, kao i prijatelja BiH u SAD, može polučiti željene rezultate.
Vrlo je važno da građani Bosne i Hercegovine sada imaju priliku odlučiti sami o svom zdravlju, pa tako oni koji žele da se vakcinišu, moći će da dobiju vakcinu u svojoj domovini. Svako od vas je svojim potpisom i glasom doprinio vraćanju mogućnosti izbora u ruke bosansko-hercegovačkih gradjana.