A man gets Covid-19 vaccine. Rwanda has launched door-to-door vaccination for vulnerable groups. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Rwanda has launched door-to-door Covid-19 vaccinations for vulnerable groups, including the elderly.
Local leaders and community health workers will facilitate nurses by allocating the beneficiaries and collecting necessary data.
Beneficiaries can call a toll-free number or consult community health workers nearby to get the vaccine.
Dr Tharcisse Mpunga, Minister of State in Charge of Primary Healthcare, said that the reason for delivering the vaccines for vulnerable people to their homes was due to the high demand for jabs by young people.
“The demand for the vaccine is very high, especially by young people. We do not have enough vaccines to inoculate 60 percent yet, so we started with those at risk. We are hoping to get more vaccines to reach more people,” Dr Mpunga said.
According to the Ministry of Health statistics, 60 percent of Covid-19 deaths are people above the age of 60.
The current mass vaccination targets people aged 40 and above, pregnant and nursing mothers, and other people with conditions that predispose them to serious illness.
Rwanda’s Minister for Infrastructure Claver Gatete. Rwanda has taken over from Kenya as the chair of the Northern Corridor policy organs. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Kenya’s two-year term as chair of the Northern Corridor policy organs ended and the country handed over the mantle to Rwanda.
During the 33rd meeting of the Northern Corridor Council of Ministers held on August 6, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary in the ministry of East African Community and Regional Development Aden Mohammed handed over the helm to Rwanda’s Minister for Infrastructure Claver Gatete, who will serve until 2023.
The vice-chair position went to Uganda while the First and Second Rapporteur seats went to Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo, respectively.
With the instruments of authority and the chairmanship moving from Kenya to Rwanda, a similar transition was made for the Executive Committee, as well as the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Committee Chairmanship.
In the joint communique issued after the virtual meeting, which brought together Ministers from the six Northern Corridor Member States and representatives of some Regional Economic Communities and Development Partners, the council emphasised the importance of the Northern Corridor Transport route and the role it plays in promoting international trade and regional integration.The meeting held under the theme, Towards a Resilient, Smart and Responsive Corridor for Trade and Transport Logistics was attended by ministers […]
