Staff Reporter.
° Sudan has surpassed the 10% per cent COVID-19 Vaccination milestone meaning it is no longer among countries with least vaccination globally.
° Sudan has received over 11.2 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccination from the COVAX Facility.
° COVAX will continue working with Sudan to ensure populations are protected and to achieve vaccine equity.
Geneva July 6th 2022: This week, Sudan surpassed the 10 per cent COVID-19 vaccination milestone, a significant step towards protection of lives and curbing vaccine inequity.
The progress is evidence of continued and sustained efforts by the Sudan Government as well as stakeholders and partners to sustain COVID-19 vaccination across the country amidst competing health priorities and social-economic challenges.
COVAX is the major supplier of COVID-19 vaccines to Sudan has delivered over 11.2 million doses of vaccines as of 4th July.
The country’s vaccination efforts have been characterized by several strategies undertaken in partnership with stakeholders – including monthly weeklong campaigns for awareness as well as incorporating COVID-19 vaccination in routine immunisation campaigns.
Dr. Richard Mihigo, Director of COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery, Coordination and Integration at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which leads on procurement and delivery at scale for COVAX, comments on this milestone:
“Sudan has rolled out several approaches, since the start of Covid-19 vaccination, to increase vaccine demand and uptake across the country including a monthly weeklong campaigns. Sudan also incorporates Covid-19 vaccination in Routine Immunisation campaigns among other approaches.
With COVAX now having enough supply to help Sudan and other AMC countries achieve targets, and ensure populations are fully protected, it is important to seize the opportunity to achieve vaccine equity.
Through the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, COVAX and other partner initiatives are providing coordinated, tailored support to governments across the continent – focused on urgently overcoming delivery bottlenecks and rapidly turning vaccines into vaccinations.
We congratulate the country for the commitment and dedication and look forward to continue working together to protect people of the Sudan from COVID-19.”
Compiled by Lehlohonolo Lehana.