Vaccine Redistribution Provides More Ugandan Citizens with COVID-19 Protection

March 14, 2022Tens of thousands of Ugandans accessed COVID-19 vaccines in 2021 thanks to IntraHealth International’s partnership with the government of Uganda, district cold chain technicians, and the Mbale and Soroti Regional Emergency Operations centers. Together, we redistributed over 40,000 vaccines, 23,000 vaccination cards, and 25,000 syringes.Uganda has had over163,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 3,588 deaths. In January, they relaxed many COVID-19 prevention measures which had included curfews, business and school closures, and border closings, among others. They’ve received over22 million doses of different COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility and US government and have vaccinated 15 million people. But demand hasn’t always met supply and many districts in Uganda faced vaccine shortages. In other words, Uganda had available vaccines, but they weren’t in the right place.Growing myths about COVID-19 persist in the country, which fuels vaccine hesitancy and lack of proper prevention measures. As part of the USAID-fundedRegional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (RHITES-E) project, IntraHealth has been working with the government to help respond to and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in health facilities and communities by working with health workers—a crucial component to mitigate vaccine hesitancy and get shots in arms— and using approaches such as risk communication, case management, and surveillance....
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Uganda Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (RHITES-East) COVID-19 Health workforce development Global health security Health Workers Source Type: news