COVID GAP Accountability Report, Issue 18

COVID GAP Accountability Report, Issue 18

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January 19, 2023: COVID GAP Accountability Report Issue 18 Key Changes and Insights Since Previous Report: The number of booster doses administered per 100 people has increased across all income levels as follows: High income increased to 47.31 from 47.21 Upper middle income increased to 24.64 from 24.46 Lower middle income increased to 17.55 from 17.36 Low income increased to 3.29 from 2.98 Nigeria is reporting 71.01% vaccination coverage of the 60+ population, which is an increase from 65.98% two weeks ago. South Sudan is reporting 53.95% vaccination coverage of the 60+ population, which is an increase from 51% two weeks ago. Sierra Leone is reporting a 0.27% daily vaccination rate (28-day average), an increase from 0.18% in the previous report. Malawi is reporting a 0.08% daily vaccination rate (28-day average),…
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COVID GAP Accountability Report, Issue 17

COVID GAP Accountability Report, Issue 17

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January 5, 2023: COVID GAP Accountability Report Issue 17 Key Changes and Insights Since Previous Report: China has rolled back its zero-COVID policies, and there is a lack of accurate data available regarding COVID deaths or circulating variants. Airfinity’s model predicts there will be 1.7 million deaths by the end of April 2023. Amidst the COVID-19 surge in China, several countries have implemented travel requirements for travelers coming from China. The U.S. and U.K. are requiring pre-flight COVID tests while Morocco is implementing a full entry ban. Singapore announced a pledge of USD $1 million to the Global Fund. Nigeria is reporting 65.98% vaccination coverage of their 60+ population which is an increase from 56.49% two weeks ago. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is reporting 81.92% vaccination coverage of their…
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COVID GAP Accountability Report, Issues 1-16

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Summaries and the full publications of COVID GAP Accountability Reports, Issues 1-16 (covering 5/11/2022 - 12/14/2022) are available at: https://covid19gap.org/news/publications The Duke Global Health Innovation Center is a proud partner of the COVID Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP).  COVID GAP’s Accountability Reports highlight and analyze recent developments, track progress toward national, regional, and global targets, and identify high-priority recommendations for a more effective, efficient, and equitable pandemic response and preparedness. Drawing on data across many sources, our team tracks important measures of progress on commitments and remaining gaps, helping to hold leaders and organizations to account on these actions.
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IGAD Regional Health Data Sharing and Protection Policy Framework

IGAD Regional Health Data Sharing and Protection Policy Framework

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Innovations in Healthcare (IiH) provided impact and evaluation support to the multistakeholder Blueprint for Innovative Healthcare Access program operating in Meru County, Kenya. IiH guided the development of evaluation plans, delivered workshops on key topics to strengthen evaluation capacity, and routinely validated and analyzed data from all program partners to drive greater outcomes and data-oriented decision making.The IGAD Regional Health Data Sharing and Protection Policy framework seeks to provide clear guidance for the member states on health data sharing via a set of universal principles that ensure that health data is adequately protected. This framework emphasizes the rights of patients by outlining the rights of data subjects and details the roles and responsibilities of various actors and stakeholders. Ultimately, it aims to facilitate proper data sharing practices that encourage ethical…
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USAID Philippines ReachHealth Project: Innovation Scouting Report

USAID Philippines ReachHealth Project: Innovation Scouting Report

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USAID’s ReachHealth Project aims to respond to the unmet need for family planning (FP) in the Philippines that has led to high levels of teenage pregnancy, by improving FP knowledge on the individual, household, and community levels; increasing access to comprehensive quality care, increasing provider capacity to deliver comprehensive, quality, and respectful care; strengthening health systems; increasing demand for FP and MNH services; and transforming gender norms. The ReachHealth Project, in partnership with the Duke Global Health Innovation Center (GHIC), in order to achieve sustainability across the intersection of the project’s goals to increase healthy behaviors in underserved populations; increase access to care; and bolster health systems on the local, regional, and national levels, will include a Grand Challenge that, through the provision of grants, individualized mentorship, and strategic connections,…
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