ACCRA, Ghana, Nov. 11, 2020 — In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over 3 million children are being vaccinated by community health workers (CHWs) in a polio campaign that aims to prevent a resurgence of the dangerous disease triggered by low vaccination rates. This campaign was made possible by a… Read More »CAF-Africa PPE Supporting DRC Polio Campaign, Uganda COVID-19 Response
ACCRA, Ghana, Nov. 11, 2020—In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over 3 million children are being vaccinated by community health workers (CHWs) in a polio campaign that aims to prevent a resurgence of the dangerous disease triggered by low vaccination rates. This campaign was made possible by a… Read More »CAF-Africa PPE Supporting DRC Polio Campaign, Uganda COVID-19 Response
Skoll Foundation has awarded a one-million-dollar grant to the COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAF-Africa) to protect Community Health Workers (CHWs) providing routine health services at the last mile in 20+ Africa countries. The grant will support in-country supply chain infrastructure to distribute PPE–gloves, surgical masks, gowns, and face shields that… Read More »Skoll Foundation awards $1,000,000 Grant to CAF-Africa PPE Initiative For African Community Health Workers
The Situation in Malawi The predicted impact of the COVID-19 crisis on African health systems did not come to pass—hospitalization and mortality remain low but the pandemic took away lifesaving treatment and routine care. The lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) in Malawi, and Côte D’Ivoire shut down community health… Read More »Stories From the Frontlines
Skoll Foundation has awarded a one-million-dollar grant to the COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAF-Africa) to protect Community Health Workers (CHWs) providing routine health services at the last mile in 20+ Africa countries. The grant will support in-country supply chain infrastructure to distribute PPE–gloves, surgical masks, gowns, and face shields… Read More »Skoll Foundation awards $1,000,000 Grant to CAF-Africa PPE Initiative For African Community Health Workers
The predicted impact of the COVID-19 crisis on African health systems did not come to pass—hospitalization and mortality remain low but the pandemic took away lifesaving treatment and routine care. The lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) in Malawi, and Côte D’Ivoire shut down community health services. Citizens already dealing… Read More »How COVID-19 Hurts Routine Community Health Services in Malawi, Côte D’Ivoire
Community health workers will lead Uganda’s fight against COVID-19 says Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda as he launched a new Community Engagement Strategy for COVID-19 Response that relies on last mile health workers. The government has pledged to pay allowances to CHWs on the Village Health Teams. “The investment we are… Read More »In Uganda’s New COVID-19 Strategy Community Health Workers will lead
Africa is wild polio-free, but polio vaccines are still needed. Last week health officials in the Democractic Republic of the Congo (DRC) launched a polio campaign to prevent future outbreaks. Back in May, UNICEF predicted that DRCs Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) would be at risk because health workers did… Read More »Community Health Workers in DRC have PPE to vaccinate children against polio thanks to the COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa
The COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAF-Africa) has delivered PPE for Community Health Workers in Côte D’Ivoire to the Ministry of Health in Abidjan. CAF-Africa is a radically collaborative $100 million PPE initiative spearheaded by 30 leading health and community development partners with the shared how to equipping one million… Read More »[#VIDEO] CAF-Africa delivers PPE to Cote D’Ivoire in partnership with VillageReach and Muso
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