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. 2024 Feb 20;12(Suppl 1):e2300251.
doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00251. Print 2024 Feb 20.

COVID-19 Vaccination Integration: Efforts in 11 African Countries to Strengthen the Primary Health Care System

Imran Mirza  1 , Ida-Marie Ameda  2 , Antoinette Eleonore Ba  2 , Celestin Traore  3 , Mekonnen Tadesse Hagos  2 , Abdoul Aziz Gbaya  3 , Benjamin Schreiber  4
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COVID-19 Vaccination Integration: Efforts in 11 African Countries to Strengthen the Primary Health Care System

Imran Mirza et al. Glob Health Sci Pract. .

Abstract

Efforts to integrate COVID-19 vaccination into the primary health care system in 11 African countries have been initiated through partnerships, collaborations, and leveraging existing infrastructure.

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Country COVID-19 Vaccine Integration Activities Mapped Along 7 Dimensionsa Abbreviations: ANC, antenatal care; CD, communicable disease; EPI, Expanded Programme on Immunization; HCW, health care worker; IDP, internally displaced person; NCD, noncommunicable disease, PHC, primary health care. a Built on analysis from a desk research and key informant interviews based on World Health Organization (WHO) Health Systems Building blocks and WHO/UNICEF Guideline. (Note: the framework was adapted to allow a more granular view of service delivery and does not include pharmacovigilance and adverse events elements). b Communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS and TB. c Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer and heart disease. d As per the WHO definition. e Including people with physical and neurological disabilities.
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