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Limpopo province takes grassroots approach to COVID-19 vaccination

Limpopo, South Africa – One of the strategies that boosted South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination drive involved decentralizing the rollout to the grassroots. Provincial health authorities deployed teams to communities to ensure an increased uptake of the vaccine. The mobile health teams are part of a broader strategy by the country to curb COVID-19 infection. In addition to the vaccination, the teams also provide other services such as HIV testing.

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Data management reinforces COVID-19 vaccination in Mozambique

Lichinga, Mozambique – In Mozambique’s northern Niassa province, health workers have been trained on data management for an effective rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination. The training by World Health Organization with support from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (the ECHO fund), is helping to ensure that all eligible people in hard-to-reach places receive the vaccine.

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Curbing COVID-19 in a South African gold mine

Lejweleputswa, South Africa – South Africa’s mining industry is a major economic contributor. Like much of the economy, it was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to production decline and loss of life. To protect workers’ health, mines have set up preventive measures and are collaborating with health authorities to curb potential widespread infections.

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Vaccinating Liberia’s vulnerable communities against COVID-19

Liberia has made headway with its COVID-19 vaccination having fully vaccinated 70% of the total eligible population since March 2021, when the vaccination programme kicked off. Robust coordination between the government and its partners, an effective COVID-19 steering committee and multiple mass vaccination campaigns have contributed to the country’s success.
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Strengthening Africa’s emergency medical teams

With more than 100 public health emergencies every year – ranging from disease outbreaks to natural and human-made disasters, Africa reports the heaviest burden globally. World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting countries in the region to reinforce their emergency medical teams to improve the quality and timeliness of health services during disasters and other emergencies.
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Switching from tobacco to beans farming in Kenya

Sixty-four-year-old Petalis Ouma has suffered chronic cough and chest pains. Lately, the chest pain has been worsening. He has never smoked a cigarette but cultivated tobacco for years in his home in Migori, a region in southwestern Kenya where tobacco farming is one of the primary cash crops. 
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A sewage plant, surveillance and polio fight in Zambia

Environmental surveillance teams across Zambia are instrumental to the country’s polio eradication programme. Since the outbreak of wild poliovirus in Malawi in February 2022, they have stepped up efforts for early detection as five countries in south-eastern Africa bolster the drive to vaccinate children and halt the virus.
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