Integrating the COVID-19 Vaccine into Primary Health Care: Lessons from the Experience in South Africa
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Integrating the COVID-19 Vaccine into Primary Health Care: Lessons from the Experience in South Africa
July 27, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am EDT
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Join us for an exciting webinar on integrating COVID-19 vaccination into primary health care (PHC) on July 27 from 8:00-9:30 AM EDT.
This is the second in a series of webinars aimed at how to integrate COVID-19 vaccination into primary health care, organized by the USAID-funded Knowledge SUCCESS project. This webinar will explore South Africa’s COVID-19 integration experiences and successes, with a focus on the implementation of the country’s Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS).
Speakers from USAID, the South Africa National Department of Health, and Right to Care, a local NGO, will review the country’s overall approach to integration and how EVDS is being leveraged for COVID-19 response.
Speakers include:
Dr. Heena Brahmbhatt, Global Health Security Team Lead, USAID/South Africa (moderator)
- Kristina Yarrow, Deputy Director – USAID COVID-19 Response Team
- Marione Schönfeldt, Pharmaceutical Policy Specialist: EPI, National Department of Health, South Africa
- Wendy Ovens, Managing Director, Right to Care Health Services, South Africa
- Milani Wolmarans, Chief Director, National Health Insurance Information Systems, National Department of Health, South Africa
In English with simultaneous interpretation into French.
