Although we cannot send vaccines from Wales, there is important work that we can do to support, and that's why over the past two years, the Welsh Government has provided an additional £2.5 million to Welsh organisations to work in partnership with many African nations to fight COVID-19.

Along with this work, the Welsh Government did adapt the Wales and Africa grant scheme in 2020 to use links already established over many years to fund grants for projects related to COVID-19. As a result of these contacts, Welsh organisations managed to respond swiftly to the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa throughout 2020 and 2021, working with their partners in Africa to identify where support was most needed and how to get that support to the right people quickly.

In total, we have invested almost £3 million in projects to respond and adapt to COVID-19 abroad. This support provides essential oxygen supplies to hospitals, trains nurses to use that oxygen and helps children to return to school. It provides clean water, soap and crucial PPE; it raises awareness of COVID-19; it tries to eradicate misinformation, and emphasises the importance of taking the vaccine; and it helps people to get digital support in areas where it wasn't possible to provide it previously.

To conclude, Members will be aware that, in March 2020, my predecessor commissioned a review of Wales's international health activities in response to the Welsh Government's international strategy and the commitment to a responsible Wales on a global level. That review was conducted by the Tropical Health and Education Trust, and the trust published its findings and recommendations in the Wales and Africa Health Links Network conference earlier in November. Now, given the pressures facing our health and social care services as we face winter pressures on the one hand and respond to COVID on the other, I have asked my officials to consider the recommendations with external partners, and I will update the Senedd as this work proceeds early in the new year.

I hope that the information that I've provided today does give real evidence to Members of how seriously the Welsh Government is taking its responsibility to deliver a globally responsibly Wales, and also gives you a flavour of the steps that we have taken, steps that have helped some of those most in need in a time of global crisis, and steps that we here in Wales can be very proud of. Thank you very much.