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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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 report, created by Matahari Global Solutions and other partners, explains the results of access gaps in COVID-19 testing and vaccines in 14 countries and territories. Some of the countries and territories include: Bangladesh, DRC, Jamaica, Haiti, Peru, Senegal, Somalia and Somaliland.
Source: Mapping Access Gaps in COVID-19: Results from 14 Countries and Territories
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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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The SIAP Elderly Hero Competition Currently as an integral part of the SIAP Campaign, is aimed to encourage vaccination coverage for the elderly. Supported by the USAID through the Breakthrough ACTIONS for COVID-19 program Indonesia, has collaborated with the Directorate of Health Promotion and Community Empowerment, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia to conduct a complete COVID-19 vaccination program campaign for community groups. through public service advertisements on television, outdoor media, social media and digital media to encourage the achievement of complete COVID-19 vaccination until September 2022.
As part of the SIAP campaign, the Elderly hero competition uses an approach “from the elderly to the elderly” encouraging their fellow elderly the get full dose of COVID-19 vaccination and overcome challenges to get vaccinated.
The SIAP Elderly Hero Competition, which was held from March to the end of April 2022, succeeded in capturing 529 elderly people from 10 regencies/cities, namely Dumai City and Kampar Regency (Riau), Pasuruan Regency and Lumajang Regency (East Java), Kubu Raya Regency and North Kayong Regency. (West Kalimantan), Sinjai and Bantaeng regencies (South Sulawesi), and Kupang and South Central Timor (NTT) regencies. The elderly candidates were obtained by registering themselves voluntarily, searching from health center data, or searching directly from house to house.
From hundreds of candidates, the competition has chosen 10 elderly heroes. These ten figures has carry out a series of socialization of the complete dose COVID-19 vaccination through talk shows on local district/city radio, IG Live campaigns and social media through collaboration with local influencers, as well as holding sharing sessions at several community events.
Source: Elderly Heroes Competition – Tools and Media (Talk show, social and news media)
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Breakthrough ACTION, USAID’s global social and behavior change project, catalyzes social and behavior change by designing and implementing evidence-based solutions to improve health and development programs around the world. When COVID-19 emerged in late 2019, Breakthrough ACTION was already working on social and behavior change for family planning/reproductive health, malaria, HIV, and other health issues across the globe, including under the Global Health Security Agenda.
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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.
