The Government Innovation Authority of Panama (AIG) was awarded by the UN for the innovative tools and solutions implemented for the vaccination process against covid-19, the Government said on Wednesday.

The 2022 United Nations Organization Public Service Award received by the AIG, in the category of "Institutional Resilience and Innovative Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic", distinguishes the "virtue of public service for the community and its contribution in the development process.

"The distinction given to the AIG for its Vaccination Information System against Covid-19, PanavaC-19, is given on the occasion of the United Nations (UN) Public Administration Day.