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"An EU-funded and WHO-implemented project helped health systems become more
resilient and better prepared to tackle future epidemics of vaccine-preventable
diseases.
COVID-19 vaccination coverage is on the rise in Africa’s most fragile
humanitarian settings as the two-year project comes to a close.
At the start of 2022, the COVID-19 vaccination rate was less than 5% on average
in the participating countries: Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African
Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Liberia,
Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, the South Sudan
Republic, Sudan, and Tanzania.
That rate is now closing in on 30% – the continent’s average. 34 million people
have received the two-dose vaccinations – more than 1 in 4 people across the
population of all countries.
The project’s objective has been to prioritize the most vulnerable people and
communities.
Crucially important for achieving this success were national health workers
trained by WHO that have been administering vaccines in urban hubs, remote
villages, refugee and displacement camps, workplaces, public spaces and
elsewhere. The number of WHO-trained health workers rose from about 130 000 in
2022, to almost 2 million by May 2023.
Trained health workers are a precious and resilient asset for national
governments and communities, as they are prepared and ready to provide an
effective response to any future epidemics."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
