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COVID-19 Vaccination in Mozambique
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...Background
In Mozambique, VillageReach is supporting government with technical and digital tools, and operational expertise.
Children playing outside of houses in Malawi. (Photo Credit: Jodi-Ann Burey)
How It Works
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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
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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