Want to know about vaccine rollouts in Africa? Click on a country here and find out: Shutterstock There has been a lot of focus on COVID-19 vaccine inequalities between high-income and low- and middle-income countries. For instance, it is estimated that up to 70% of all vaccines to be produced in 2021 were pre-booked by …
Excluding migrants undermines the success of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts: African countries must include all migrant populations in their vaccination plans. Thierry/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Migration is increasingly recognised as a determinant of health. Research shows that, in many cases, cross-border migrants arriving in new countries are healthier than the host population. But the advantage …
Interested in vaccine rollouts across Africa? Here’s a map to guide you: COVID-19 vaccination is slower on the African continent than in high income countries. Shutterstock Most developed countries are in the advanced stages of COVID-19 vaccination rollouts. But a large number of developing countries, including most across Africa, are still at the early stages, …
Vaccine rollouts, school testing and contact tracing could all be improved – here’s how: A bitter lesson of the past month is that viruses move fast. The good news of the deployment of the first COVID-19 vaccines was accompanied by the bad news that a new variant of the virus had emerged, quickening the disease’s …
The secret behind Rwanda’s successful vaccination rollouts: Rwandan girls were targeted in the country's successful HPV vaccination programme. Shutterstock The best medical treatment option in the world can’t save a single patient unless it is delivered at the proper time, with the proper plans and processes in place. That’s why implementation science for health matters. …