THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) through technical support from the World Health Oraganisation (WHO) have held a virtual training workshop to equip health workers with technical skills and information to implement the forthcoming vaccination rollout country wide.
By Staff Reporter
The training also comes hot on heels of the arrival of 200 000 doses of the Sinopharm Vaccine from China whose rollout of the to commence anytime this week.
Speaking during the virtual meeting, Ministry of Health and Child Care Director of Epidemiology & Disease Control, Dr Portia Manangazira said, “The training will ensure health workers are also equipped with the right information to administer the vaccine and also provide communities with the necessary information about this vaccine.“
The training was also attended by Zimbabwe's immunization partners UNICEF, the Clinton Foundation and MSF.
“This training package is intended to provide health care workers with an overview of what is new or different with the #COVID19 vaccination,” said Mrs Chigodo the Expanded Program Immunisation manager in the ministry of health.