{"id":72711,"date":"2021-08-20T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T03:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/congo\/coronavirus-who-support-to-countries-rolling-out-multiple-covid-19-vaccines\/"},"modified":"2021-08-20T05:00:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T03:00:09","slug":"coronavirus-who-support-to-countries-rolling-out-multiple-covid-19-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/congo\/coronavirus-who-support-to-countries-rolling-out-multiple-covid-19-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus – WHO support to countries rolling out multiple COVID-19 vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With 620 million COVID-19 vaccine doses set to arrive in Africa through COVAX alone by the end of 2021, African countries are set to roll out a range of different vaccines, each with their own unique storage, transport and administration requirements.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a huge and complex task, and it is crucial that we plan well, ensure resources are in place and keep documenting, learning and sharing lessons as we go. Countries must also share all relevant data with WHO, as we use it to allocate vaccines, track progress and tailor\u00a0our support,\u201d says Dr Phionah Atuhebwe, New Vaccines Introduction Officer with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Many\u00a0existing preparatory steps\u00a0remain relevant for the next phase of Africa\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but a number of new tools, resources and guidelines are now available.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Progress reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n

Intra-action reviews\u00a0help countries find and fix key challenges quickly and keep learning and improving over time. The reviews can identify practical areas for immediate remedy, such as introducing vaccines to different priority groups, rolling-out multiple vaccines, and in wider COVID-19 response reviews, putting the right public health and social measures in place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With WHO assistance, 11 African countries have conducted COVID-19 intra-action reviews. Seven are in the planning phase and nine more have expressed interest in conducting them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Financing\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first phase of Africa\u2019s COVID-19 rollout saw a number of African countries unable to unlock funds for key expenses, including hiring vaccinators, cold-chain storage and logistics and transport and administration, by leaving them out of their costing plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The WHO\u00a0COVID-19 Vaccine Introduction and Deployment Costing Tool\u00a0(CVIC) is key to helping countries determine their funding needs. Once completed, African countries can request more resources through the\u00a0WHO COVID-19 Partners Platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A range of financing opportunities are available. Gavi, the vaccine alliance, recently approved a further\u00a0US$ 775 million\u00a0to deliver vaccines to low-income countries and the World Bank will provide over US$4 billion to purchase and deploy vaccines to\u00a025 African countries.<\/p>\n

Sharing lessons\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHO documents and shares key lessons from Africa\u2019s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. This includes building a database of valuable information and creating case studies on\u00a0positive experiences\u00a0and how countries are overcoming key\u00a0risks and challenges. So far, 10 African countries have shared experiences and valuable lessons through regional webinars.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Driving demand\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHO assists African countries in reaching communities to drive up demand for vaccines through a network of risk communication and community engagement professionals.<\/p>\n

The WHO-hosted\u00a0Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA)\u00a0shares safe, proven facts on health and works to counter misinformation online. So far, AIRA has aided around 20 African countries in building up their\u00a0infodemic management\u00a0capacities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Viral Facts Africa, AIRA\u2019s content production arm, has produced over 188 items of online content that have been viewed over 100 million times in 34 countries. To access all Viral Facts content please visit\u00a0this link\u00a0and click \u201cRequest Access\u201d.<\/p>\n

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