C21st in Collaboration with CSOs, Deploy Field Monitors to Assess COVID-19 vaccination Scale-up
The Lagos Civil Society Coalition Against COVID 19 under the coordination of Centre for 21st Century Issues (C21ST) is monitoring COVID-19 vaccination in Lagos State under the “SCALE 3.0 COVID-19 vaccine” roll out.
The monitoring exercise in partnership with the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) is expected deploy CSOs and Media personnel to select Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) out of the 183 Vaccination Centres across Lagos State from June 2023 till the end of the SCALE 3.0 vaccine rollout.
Monitors will observe the vaccination process and interact with vaccination officials with the aim of engaging government towards achieving the goals of continuous effective vaccination of citizens in Lagos State to attain desired level of herd Immunity.
The Monitors are expected to access the state of vaccination facilities as well as prevailing recipients’ perception of COVID-19 vaccination in Lagos State.
The Monitors will also assess availability of vaccine, vaccine hesitancy, Adverse events Following Immunization, community mobilization, report the level of infection, the prevailing level of interest in COVID-19 vaccination and the purpose for which vaccine recipients are showing up.
As part of the exercise, accredited vaccination personnel and relevant categories of health workers at vaccination centres would be requested to accord Monitors including media personnel the necessary attention and assistance towards achieving the objectives of the exercise.
The outcome of the monitoring exercise will be documented to engage the Lagos State Government and relevant agencies including the Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH) and the Primary Health Care Board (PHCB) towards improving responses to health emergencies and future pandemics.
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