This study aims to investigate COVID-19 vaccine acceptance intention and to identify the potential factors influencing vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among the rural community in Bangladesh.
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First introduced in the Eastern and Southern Africa region (ESAR) in February 2021, 68 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to date, and the available supply of vaccines in the region is expected to continue to increase significantly in 2022.
Ensuring acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccination at country level is key to successful reduction of transmission and containment of the pandemic. However, introducing any new vaccine – especially with new target populations, through potentially new delivery strategies is challenging.
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JHCCP /BA COVID-19 is working with mClinica to conduct a campaign to pharmacy staff and pharmacy visitors to reach the elderly and other groups with low vaccination rates.
The campaign is carried out digitally (online) through SwipeRx and also by placing educational materials in proposed 200 pharmacies in 4 priority districts of the JHCCP/BA project in East Java and South Sulawesi (Lumajang District, Pasuruan District, Sinjai District, and Bantaeng District.)
This digital campaign was designed using the reference materials developed by the JHU CCP and MOH and was reviewed by Breakthrough Action and MOH and approved by the Ministry of Health on 6th July 2022. This report summarizes results from the initial 3-week deployment period in July 2022.
The campaign includes content designed to build pharmacy professionals’ counseling capacity to bust myths and address vaccine hesitancy. All content was deployed in Bahasa Indonesia.
Source: Breakthrough ACTION for COVID-19 campaign through Pharmacies Network
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In 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, healthcare workers worldwide mobilized to treat patients, often putting their own safety at risk. Scholastica Gladys Dery is a nurse at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Ghana. With over 25 years’ experience in public health, Scholastica was on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Despite being infected by the virus during the first wave, Scholastica recovered and returned to work to continue saving lives.
Source: Ghana: Health worker on the COVID-19 pandemic’s frontline
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This is a document explaining the importance of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa, as they make up 70% of the population.
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Breakthrough ACTION developed a brief case study capturing adaptations in the MNCH space during COVID-19 drawing from the Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria experience. It includes lessons learned coupled with innovations carried out in light of the lockdown restrictions and as vaccines have rolled out.
Source: Adapting SBC Programming for MNCH in Nigeria During COVID-19
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This is a flipchart that will be used by communities to discuss COVID-19 Transmission and prevention and to encourage taking the vaccine. The flipchart will be a virtual guide by showing the illustration to audience and keeping the text pages facing to guide the conversation.
Source: Flipchart for Community Engagement and COVID-19
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Since the onset of the pandemic in Ethiopia, the SNNP region was one of the recipients of UNICEF’s response in terms of finance, logistics, and technical support both at the regional health bureau and woreda levels. This was made possible through the funding of The EU Humanitarian Aid fund for UNICEF to reach the vaccine-eligible population residing in the most vulnerable communities across Ethiopia with COVID-19 vaccines and transmit key messages on COVID-19 prevention.
Source: EU COVAX Response
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has appeared as the biggest challenge of present time as our health systems are struggling to contain the spread of the virus. As COVID-19 developed rapidly into a pandemic, people need to acquire and apply health information, and adapt into their behavior right away. However, there exists a global epidemic of misinformation alongside this pandemic. People at risk need to be able to take informed decisions on mitigating the effects of the disease outbreak and practice protective and preventive actions. This affirms the urgency and importance of forming a dedicated risk communication team in the country to design and deliver risk communication packages with the SBCC approach addressing the need of sub populations dwelling at all levels.
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The AHA! Project (supported by the European Union) has directed 50 small grants in South Asia to groups that aim to address these facets of the COVID-19 crisis. The case review series draws primarily on this experience, with the goal both to provide narratives to help in understanding diverse situations and to explore the experience through several programs supported by AHA! Project grants. The current review highlights a comprehensive approach to raise awareness, primarily among faith and community leaders in Bangladesh, through digital and social media-based social and behavioral change communication strategies.
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