{"id":48760,"date":"2023-07-11T22:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T22:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=48760"},"modified":"2023-07-11T22:36:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T22:36:06","slug":"mobilizing-community-action-and-health-datasystems-to-combat-covid-19-in-botswana","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/resources\/mobilizing-community-action-and-health-datasystems-to-combat-covid-19-in-botswana\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobilizing Community Action And Health DataSystems To Combat Covid-19 In Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TECHNICAL BRIEF<\/h6>\n\n\n<p><a href=https://globalcommunities.org/"https:////globalcommunities.org//wp-content//uploads//2023//07//Mobilizing-Community-Action-And-Health-Data-Systems-To-Combat-Covid-19-In-Botswana.pdf/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-48766\" src=https://globalcommunities.org/"https:////globalcommunities.org//wp-content//uploads//2023//07//thumbnail-botswana-covid.jpg/" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/thumbnail-botswana-covid.jpg 578w, https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/thumbnail-botswana-covid-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a>In January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a Public Health<br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\">Emergency of International Concern and a pandemic. Botswana experienced local transmission of the disease, prompting the Government of Botswana, through the Ministry of Health, to develop a national deployment and vaccination plan for COVID-19. Recognizing the low vaccine uptake and the need for comprehensive community awareness, behavior change and increased demand for COVID-19 services, USAID in Botswana requested that Global Communities\u2014which has been providing community led, comprehensive, integrated and layered HIV\/AIDS prevention, treatment and care services for vulnerable children, adolescents and young women in Botswana since 2016\u2014collaborate with local organizations and the Botswana Ministry of Health to mobilize community action against COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=https://globalcommunities.org/"/" style=\"background-color:#0066b3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the technical brief here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TECHNICAL BRIEF In January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a Public HealthEmergency of International Concern and a pandemic. Botswana experienced local transmission of the disease, prompting the Government of Botswana, through the Ministry of Health, to develop a national deployment and vaccination plan for COVID-19. Recognizing the low vaccine uptake&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":48765,"template":"","tags":[756,604,755,753,758,754],"resources_type":[176],"gc_country":[109,113],"gc_area_of_expertise":[90,134,133],"class_list":["post-48760","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-civil-society-organizations","tag-covid-19","tag-disease","tag-hiv-aids","tag-pandemics","tag-vaccine","resources_type-briefs-and-case-studies","gc_country-africa","gc_country-botswana","gc_area_of_expertise-health","gc_area_of_expertise-hiv-aids-infectious-diseases","gc_area_of_expertise-sanitation-hygiene"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mobilizing Community Action And Health DataSystems To Combat Covid-19 In Botswana - Global Communities<\/title>\n
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