
Africa CDC Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, January 2022
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Supporting delivery of vaccinations to millions more across the continent: The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative is investing in a spectrum of activities required to turn vaccines into vaccinations, including safe storage and transportation of vaccines, ancillaries, and other supplies; to establishing COVID-19 vaccination centres, training health workers; promoting vaccinations in communities; conducting pharmacovigilance to monitor, evaluate, and manage adverse events; establishing genomic sequencing to identify potential variants; and providing technical assistance to national vaccination programs.