As people’s first and most trusted point of contact with the health care system, Primary Health Care (PHC) has a vital role to play in vaccination efforts. This document takes global guidance and best practices as a starting point to suggest actionable ways in which PHC can be leveraged for COVID-19 vaccination.
Source: Leveraging PHC for COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
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Health workers need to get vaccinated for COVID-19 to protect both themselves and others. In their role as frontline workers, they have higher exposure to the virus, and they have a powerful influence on public vaccine attitudes and behavior. Therefore, health workers are a priority group for COVID-19 vaccination, yet many still have not taken the vaccine, especially in low- and middle-income countries. In countries where overall vaccination rates are still quite low, health workers may also face more barriers to getting vaccinated. Public health programs thus need innovative approaches to support health workers’ acceptance and uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Want to learn more? Download a companion piece detailing the solutions and watch the Closing the COVID-19 Vaccine Gap webinar (both available in English and French).
Source: Closing the COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Gap Among Health Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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This series of cross-sectional studies explores the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on demand- and supply-side factors affecting maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) service utilization in Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique. The studies reveal the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacted people’s willingness and ability to access essential MNCH services, their experiences of care, and the health system’s readiness to continue to provide essential care during the pandemic.
Source: Continuity of essential health services in Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique
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Three videos were developed to be used as online tutorials for using the Community Engagement Kits developed by Breakthrough ACTION Indonesia.
The videos is intended for health workers, cadres, volunteers, elderly caregivers and other change agents. They are intended to help strengthen their Interpersonal Communication skills (IPC) by using the community engagement kits (Flip Chart and cue cards) for COVID-19 Vaccination promotion and education. The videos combine live action footage, animation, graphics, text, and audio to create a multi-sensory learning experience.
All the content and messages are the standard messages as approved by the government of Indonesia, and have been pre-tested with the intended audiences/users. Subtitles are included to help with comprehension of the dialogue especially for people with some disabilities.
Details:
Video one is an introduction to how to use CE Kits (flip chart and cue cards) as well as an explanation regarding the structure of each part.
Video two teaches skills on interpersonal communication such as open questions, delivery key messages, and how to use probing to better understand the audience’s concerns.
Video three explains examples of ice breakers that can help people to get through difficulties in starting a session or discussion on a specific topic.
Source: Video Tutorial for using community engagement kits on COVID-19 Vaccination
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Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) has implemented the COVID-19 vaccine promotion project in Ethiopia with funding and support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Global Breakthrough ACTION mechanism. CCP/Ethiopia conducted a cross-sectional community-based assessment of community health workers’ (CHWs) hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccines during June and July 2022. CHWs include both Health Extension Workers (HEWs) and Women Development Army (WDA). The assessment aimed to inform risk communication and vaccine promotion programs in Ethiopia. Face-to-face interviews were used to collect information from CHWs regarding exposure to messages about COVID-19 vaccines, risk perceptions and practices related to COVID-19 vaccines. A total of 998 randomly sampled CHWs (491 HEWs and 507 WDAs) were interviewed in five clusters of major regions of Ethiopia (Amhara, Oromia, Benishangul-Gumuz, Southern Nations and Nationalities Peoples Region, Dire Dawa). About 200 randomly sampled CHWs were interviewed from each cluster.
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A participant’s booklet used to train facility-based healthcare workers on Building Trust and Empathy Around COVID-19.
Source: Building Trust and Empathy Around COVID-19: A Client-Centred Communication Approach
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Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) has implemented a COVID-19 vaccine promotion project in Ethiopia with funding and technical assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the global Breakthrough ACTION mechanism. From February to March 2022, CCP/Ethiopia conducted a cross-sectional facility-based assessment of COVD-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers (HCWs). The assessment aimed to inform the risk communication and vaccine promotion programs in Ethiopia. Mobile phone assisted interviews were used to collect information regarding exposure to COVID-19 messages, risk perceptions and behavioral practices that are relevant to COVID-19 vaccines. A total of 500 randomly sampled healthcare workers were interviewed from selected health centers and hospitals in five clusters of major regions of Ethiopia (Bahir Dar, Hawasa, Jimma, Assossa and Addis Ababa). About 100 randomly sampled HCWs were interviewed from each cluster.
Source: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Workers in Ethiopia and Associated Factors
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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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The following steps help healthcare workers protect themselves, their clients, and other people they contact.
Source: Guidelines for Health Care Workers on COVID-19
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Breakthrough ACTION intensifie les dialogues avec les professionnels de santé pour leur engagement et l’appropriation de la vaccination Covid-19 en RDC.
Source: Article sur le travail avec les personnels de santé
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This website is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Breakthrough ACTION Cooperative Agreement #AID-OAA-A-17-00017. Breakthrough ACTION is based at Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP).The contents of this website are the sole responsibility of Breakthrough ACTION and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or Johns Hopkins University.
