Overview
In this edition of the COVID-19 Weekly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include:
Scaling up COVID-19 vaccination in Africa
Supporting Malaysia’s COVID-19 response and emergency preparedness
Enhancing COVID-19 testing – an investment in health
Biosafety and biosecurity training in Uzbekistan
Renovation of biosafety laboratories: enabling advancements in Thailand
Donating portable pulse oximeters to Belize
2020 Progress Report of the Incident Management Support Team for COVID-19 in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region
Using OpenWHO to disseminate pandemic biosafety learning materials in Angola
Preparing cities for health emergencies from all-hazards risks and WHO Partners Platform teaming up with ECHO to support the scale up and roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine doses
Progress on a subset of indicators from the SPRP 2021 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
Updates on WHO’s financing to support countries in SPRP 2021 implementation and provision of critical supplies.
Source: World Health Organization