Gambia conducts vaccination pre-training for Senior Health Workers
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The Gambian government conducted a COVID-19 Vaccine Training Workshop for senior health workers ahead of the highly anticipated vaccination launch expected at the beginning of 8 March 2021.
This follows a successful handover of 36 000 doses received from COVAX facility where the first batches will be prioritized towards target population.
The technical group meeting comprising UN partners and MOH expert team decided to train 5 senior health workers in the country on COVID-19 vaccination processes at Ministry of Health Offices, EPI boardroom. This was held the 5th March 2021.
They were drawn from Western Health region and were trained to carry out COVID-19 vaccination procedures. Part of the training anchored on the preparation to become an operational expert during the vaccination process.
The Arrival of COVAX vaccines Raises Hope in The Gambia
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Banjul International Airport, 2nd March, 2021
A milestone arrival of 36,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVAX vaccine in The Gambia; the vaccines were handed over to the Ministry of Health (MoH) at Banjul International Airport.
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic when all countries are desperate to contain the virus transmission, The Gambia received the first consignment of 36,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, a significant step in controlling the pandemic. The pandemic had its toll in The Gambia affecting the health, social and economic wellbeing of the citizens.
COVAX Facility, a pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools ACT-Accelerator, was established to accelerate the global development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19 diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines. COVAX is co-led by GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), working in part
First tranche of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in The Gambia via the COVAX initiative
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Banjul, 03 March 2021 The Gambia has received its first shipment of 36,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility, less than a week after the Ministry of Health submitted the required documentation for the delivery of the vaccines to the country. The AstraZeneca vaccines were shipped by UNICEF on behalf of COVAX, from the Serum Institute of India (SII), and arrived at the Banjul International Airport late Tuesday night. More shipments of COVID-19 vaccines and syringes are expected in the coming weeks. With the arrival of this consignment, The Gambia joins other African countries, such as Ghana, Nigeria, Côte d Ivoire and Angola, to recently receive COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX Facility.