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COVID-19 Vaccination in Mozambique

Feb 24, 2021   |   Blog Post

Vaccines finally arrive for health workers in Mozambique

Today in Mozambique, one of our core countries, the first COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Maputo. Health workers are first priority to receive the vaccines; but it still comes nearly 72 days after the first U.S. health workers received their shots. President Nyusi proudly announced...

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Background

In Mozambique, VillageReach is supporting government with technical and digital tools, and operational expertise.

People inspecting drone in field.

Children playing outside of houses in Malawi. (Photo Credit: Jodi-Ann Burey)

How It Works

  • Vaccine Operations and Systems Readiness:

    • Design last mile vaccine delivery solutions & support the development of national distribution plans
    • Provide technical coordination to optimize and monitor vaccine delivery and ensure COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed by third-party logistics provider Bollore
  • Vaccine Operations and Systems Readiness (cont.):
    • Identify areas for improvement to strengthen or improve performance COVID-19 vaccine delivery and follow-up.
    • Support for Supply Chain Integration Plans to improve resilience and efficiency
  • Demand Generation and Management: Add to and using existing HCBP platform AloVida to address community questions and understand their perceptions of COVID-19 vaccines
  • Digital Systems and Data Use Implementation:
    • Build COVID-19 vaccines supply tracking dashboard
    • Provide on-the-job trainings and mentorship for use of dashboards for enhanced supply chain management

Resources

Fact Sheet  |  2022

Mozambique: A Highly Effective COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

Partners

Government

  • Mozambique Ministry of Health
  • EPI
  • MISAU
  • PHEOC

Donors

  • USAID
  • GAVI
  • UNICEF
  • World Bank

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