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Government and Stakeholder Take Stock of The Gambia’s COVID-19 Response Format The Ministry of Health (MoH) and its stakeholders are conducting a national intra-action review of the COVID-19 response with the support of World Health Organization (WHO). The review will last six days, i.e., from 06 to 10 April 2021 and is held at Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre. The review is aimed at improving the national response to COVID-19 and strengthen the capacity to effectively...

Less than 2% of world’s COVID-19 vaccines administered in Africa Format Less than 2% of world’s COVID-19 vaccines administered in Africa © WHO Brazzaville – Less than 2% of the 690 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to date globally have been in Africa, where most countries received vaccines only five weeks ago and in small quantities. Forty-five African countries have received vaccines, 43 of them have begun vaccinations and nearly 13 million of the 31.6 million doses delivered...

His Excellency, President Adama Barrow gets his first shot of the COVAX Facility delivered vaccine, and says it is "safe and effective" Format The President of The Republic of The Gambia, His Excellency (HE) Adama Barrow was the first to take the COVID-19 vaccine, launching the COVAX Vaccination rollout at the Statehouse in Banjul on 10th March 2021. This followed the arrival of 36,000 doses of Oxford Astra-Zeneca vaccines under the COVAX facility, which aims to make available vaccines for low...

HIV/AIDS Network Offers opportunity to Advance COVID-19 Community Work in Kanungu, Southwestern Uganda Format 09 March 2021 Uganda has battled HIV/AIDS for over three decades and in that time, hundreds of people have died, thousands have survived, and a lot of capacity has been developed. It is, however, the capacity aspect especially at the community level, that has given mileage to Uganda’s COVID-19 response. For instance, Kanungu district, in southwestern Uganda has a Network of People Liv...

Gambia conducts vaccination pre-training for Senior Health Workers Format The Gambian government conducted a COVID-19 Vaccine Training Workshop for senior health workers ahead of the highly anticipated vaccination launch expected at the beginning of 8 March 2021. This follows a successful handover of 36 000 doses received from COVAX facility where the first batches will be prioritized towards target population. The technical group meeting comprising UN partners and MOH expert team decided to tr...

The Arrival of COVAX vaccines Raises Hope in The Gambia Format Banjul International Airport, 2nd March, 2021 A milestone arrival of 36,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVAX vaccine in The Gambia; the vaccines were handed over to the Ministry of Health (MoH) at Banjul International Airport. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic when all countries are desperate to contain the virus transmission, The Gambia received the first consignment of 36,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, a significant step in controlling the...

Niger’s First Lady, Dr Lalla Malika Issoufou, speaks on COVID-19 impact on women Format Niamey – At the helm of Tattali Iyali Foundation – a charity organization, Niger’s First Lady, Her Excellency Dr Lalla Malika Issoufou, has supported the country’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. She explains the impact the pandemic has had on women and the measures to protect them from further vulnerabilities. What is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in Niger? The COVID-19 pan...

Angola becomes the first country in Eastern and Southern Africa region to receive COVAX vaccines against COVID-19 Format Angola becomes the first country in Eastern and Southern Africa region to receive COVAX vaccines against COVID-19 © WHO Angola today became the first country in Eastern and Southern Africa region to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX initiative, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO. The delivery of vaccines to the country is part of a first wave that wi...

Ghana becomes recipient of historic first shipment of COVAX vaccines Format Statement by UNICEF Representative in Ghana, Anne-Claire Dufay and WHO Representative to Ghana, Dr Francis Kasolo on the arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines in Accra After a year of disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 80,700 Ghanaians getting infected with the virus and over 580 lost lives, the path to recovery for the people of Ghana can finally begin. This is a momentous occasion, as the arriva...

Ebola vaccination starts in Guinea to curb new outbreak Format Brazzaville/Conakry/Geneva – Ebola vaccination of people at high risk kicked off today in Guinea as the emergency response was escalated to counter the spread of the virus that re-emerged in the country a little more than a week ago for the first time since 2016. The vaccination was launched in Gouecke, a rural community in N’Zerekore prefecture where the first cases were detected on 14 February. The Minister of Health and Publi...