MOH Bosses Launch Mass Vaccination Campaign For Ankole Region

The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero on Monday launched the accelerated Mass COVID-19 vaccination Campaign in Mbarara City for the Ankole Region at Igongo Culture Centre

She was accompanied by Ministry PS, Dr Diana Atwine, the Director General Health Services, Dr Health Mwebesa and other leaders of the Vaccination exercise.

“During this campaign, we aim to create awareness on COVID-19 vaccines, vaccination, and monitor implementation and occurrence of Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Immunization (AEFI) if any,” Minister Aceng said.

She added, “Its purpose is to mitigate the impact of the disease, interrupt transmission and decongest the CoVID-19 Treatment Units (CTUs).”

This is part of Government’s move to ensure that no one aged 18 years and above is left behind in the COVID-19 vaccination exercise.

A new cluster of Accelerated Mass Vaccination Campaigns are on-going in West Nile, Toro, Bunyoro, Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso.

According to Aceng, the government hopes to end the campaigns by 22^nd Dec 2021.

“We are targeting administering 7 Million doses in all these regions,” she said.

Speaking on the deployment of in-demand Johnson & Johnson, PS Dr Atwine, said some of the doses have been given to the Ankole Region just like any other, adding that it’s meant for hard-to-reach areas, to allow health workers administering the doses go and carry out the exercise once.

Status of Vaccine Stock In Uganda

• To-date, Uganda has received 23,700,990 doses of different vaccines some of which have been utilized in districts and others are being distributed by NMS.
• The country expects an additional 15,252,700 doses between December 2021 and January 2022 which will bring to a cumulative total of 38,953,690 vaccine doses.
• Those doses will vaccinate a total target population of 22,023,200 people above 18years of age including the priority group (4.8millions). Please note that the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is a single dose vaccine.

• The vaccine brand types include AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Sinovac, Moderna, Sinopharm, and Johnson & Johnson.
• Total Doses Administered as of 9^th Dec 2021(Dose1 and 2)- 7,888, 584. 1^st Dose-6,590,337

2^nd Dose-1,298,247

• With those Doses, 30% of 22 million people have been vaccinated with at least one dose.
•  8 % (1,776, 061) been fully vaccinated. The 1,776, 061 fully vaccinated individuals include; 1,298,247 who received 2 doses and 477,814 who received one dose of Johnson& Johnson.