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Government and Stakeholder Take Stock of The Gambia’s COVID-19 Response
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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 respond to any emergency.
The Intra-Action Review brings ten COVID-19 subcommittees to share experiences and analyse the ongoing in-country COVID-19 response. Over 35 participants from government, United Nations, Civil Society Organisations and other partners are sharing best practices, challenges, and lessons learned. The pillars of the response being reviewed include, coordination, surveillance, points of entry, laboratory, case management, infection prevention and control, logistics safe
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow gets his first shot of the COVAX Facility delivered vaccine, and says it is safe and effective
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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 and middle income countries.
Adama Barrow was broadcast live whilst being vaccinated.
The government aims to inform its population that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective in the fight against COVID-19.