'Learning Collective Initiative' in Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership

Santosh Gurung

A ‘Learning Collective Initiative’ has been established under the CoVDP to provide targeted support to 34 concerted support countries. This workstream will collect, consolidate, and share lessons learned, best practices, and challenges in planning and operationalizing COVID-19 vaccination uptake. This series is primarily directed at national authorities who are responsible for managing or making key decisions on the deployment, implementation and monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines. The secondary target audience includes partners in the one country team who can provide desired technical support.

This 6-session Learning Collective Initiative series will be hosted in partnership with Project ECHO. Each session will be 90 minutes featuring a brief didactic presentation and two countries presenting their learnings from the COVID -19 vaccination with focused thematic areas on the best practices and challenges. Details on the topic and the presenters will be sent 1 week prior to each session.

Links to recordings, presentation slides,and consolidated participant question and answer (Q&A) documents, as well as additional resources, will be available for all sessions of this webinar series. To ask questions or share information on any aspect of the 'Learning Collective Initiative' in Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, you can reply to our dedicated forum post (insert link) or join the TechNet-21 Telegram group on CoVDP Learning Collective Initiative (insert link).

Session 1:

During this first session, we hear directly from Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso regarding their COVID-19 vaccine roll-out and their best practices related to the identification of target populations, priority-use groups and strategies to vaccinate i.e. older adults, health workers, adults with comorbidities.  The countries also shared their experience with phased periodic surge campaigns to help increase COVID-19 coverage and the best practices and challenges that resulted from using such a strategy.

Date

  • May 31, 2022 01:30 PM CEST

Presenters

  • Ann Lindstrand - WHO/HQ
  • Santosh Gurung - WHO/HQ
  • Diana Chang Blanc - WHO/HQ
  • Ted Chaiban - Global Lead Coordinator for Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery
  • Shalini Desai - WHO/HQ
  • Dr Lynda Farmagrant - MoH Sierra Leone
  • Zongo Amidou - MoH Burkina Faso

Recording

Presentation

Session 2:

During this second session, we hear directly from Ethiopia and Iraq regarding their COVID-19 vaccine roll-out and their best practices learned to date. The countries also shared their experience with their strategies to integrate COVID-19 into the countries existing immunization services.

Date

  • Jun 21, 2022 01:30 PM CEST

Presenters

  • Dr.Firas J.H Al-Mossawi, MOH/Iraq
  • Mr. Yohannes Lekew, MOH/Ethiopia

Recording

Presentation

Session 3:

During this third session, we have highlights from the recent Global Demand on good practices related to demand generation interventions. Additionally, we hear directly from Cameroon on Community dialogue & microplanning with communities and from Tanzania on COVID-19 vaccine equity and increasing access for the elderly.

Date

  • Jul 19, 2022 01:30 PM CEST

Presenters

  • Gloria Lihemo –Social and Behaviour Change Specialist Immunization, UNICEF
  • Dr. Edwin Mung'ong'o, Health and Care Programme Manager, HelpAge
  • Dr.  Mwendwa Eunice Mwenesi, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, Ministry of Health-Tanzania
  • Dr. Leonard Ndamgoba, Senior Programme Manager, HelpAge 
  • Dr. Mbianke Livancliff, Senior Immunization Officer, Value Health Africa-Cameroon
  • Dr.Ngembus Albjerky, Focal point COVID-19 Vaccine demand, Limbe District Hospital

Recording

Presentation

Session 4:

During this fourth session, we hear directly from Malawi and Sierra Leone on their experiences of developing their One Plan One Budget for their COVID-19 vaccination programme.  The counties share their best practices and lessons learned while developing and implementing the country’s One Plan One Budget. 

Date

  • Sep 20, 2022 01:30 PM CEST

Presenters

  • Mr. Yacine Kretz, CoVDP Funding Cone Workstream Manager
  • Dr Ghanashyam Sethy, Immunization Team Lead , UNICEF Malawi
  • Dr. Desmond Maada Kangbai, EPI Manager, MoH, Sierra Leone
  • Dr Lynda Farmagrant, MoH, Sierra Leone

Recording

Presentation

Session 5:

During this fifth session, we hear directly from Lebanon and Sudan on their experiences of developing their COVID -19 strategies in humanitarian settings (or for populations of concern) including refugees, internally displaced populations (IDPs) and migrants).  The counties share their challenges, best practices and lessons learned while developing and implementing these highly critical and important plans. 

Date

  • Oct 18, 2022 01:30 PM CEST

Agenda

  • Global overview on COVID-19 Vaccination in Humanitarian Settings - Ann Burton, UNHCR 
  • Lebanon’s  experience on COVID -19 Vaccination Strategies  for Refugees and Migrants - Hajar Samaha Ministry Of Public Health, Lebanon
  • Sudan C-19 Mega-Campaign Readiness - Islam Ahmed, UNICEF CO

Recording

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Session 6:

During this sixth session, we hear directly from Cambodia and Colombia on their experiences on integrating COVID-19 vaccination strategies into Essential Immunization/Primary Health Care.  The counties share their best practices, challenges, and lessons learned while working towards successful integration. 

Date

  • Nov 15, 2022 01:30 PM CET

Agenda

  • Global overview on Integrating COVID-19 vaccination into immunization/Primary Health Care: Ms Alba Vilajeliu, WHO HQ
  • Cambodia - Integrated NCD Screening and COVID-19 Vaccination Pilot in Two Provinces in Cambodia: Dr Boravy El, Technical Advisor, CHAI Cambodia 
  • Colombia – Integration of COVID-19 vaccines with National Immunization Programme: Chief Gladys Benavides Abella, Colombia Ministry of Health and Social Protection

Recording

Presentation

Session 7:

During this seventh session, we hear directly from Lao PDR and Uganda on their experiences on COVID-19 vaccination data and monitoring systems.  The countries share their best practices, challenges, and lessons learned related to their respective DHIS2 and Smart Paper Technology data systems. 

Date

  • Dec 13, 2022 01:30 PM CET

Presenters

  • Overview of key COVID-19 vaccination data challenges and opportunities:  Donald Brooks, WHO HQ
  • Lao PDR – Country experience with the COVID-19 Vaccination Registry on DHIS 2: Sisouveth Norasingh, Ministry of Health, Lao PD
  • Uganda – Smart Paper Technology (SPT) for efficient digital real-time COVID-19 vaccination data: Albert Besigye, Ministry of Health, Uganda

Recording

Presentation