The Bingwa Initiative – how young people have boosted Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination campaigns – Healthy DEvelopments
Across the African continent young volunteers have volunteered to accelerate the uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations. This Africa CDC initiative is a deliberate effort to ensure that Africa’s greatest asset – young people – are fully involved in, and own, their countries’ COVID-19 responses and recovery strategies. At the Ikeja City Mall in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday 11th February 2023, the buzz of unusual activities is hard to miss. Top Nigerian celebrities and artists can be seen alighting from their cars in one section of the parking lot from where the sound of Afrobeat music can be heard from afar. On the same spot, a team of medical personnel and Nigeria’s ministry of health officials have pitched tent and can be seen busy offloading cold boxes and other medical items. A growing crowd of bubbly and excited youngsters are gathering chanting ‘we are here to shoot our shot’. The tents and flyers are marked ‘AU Bingwa COVID-19 vaccination campaign’. Curious onlookers can be seen keen to c
The Bingwa Initiative – how young people have boosted Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination campaigns © Trace Foundation, Bingwas during an activation event at Cooperative University of Kenya Across the African continent young volunteers have volunteered to accelerate the uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations. This Africa CDC initiative is a deliberate effort to ensure that Africa’s greatest asset – young people – are fully involved in, and own, their countries’ COVID-19 responses and recovery strategies. At the Ikeja City Mall in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday 11th February 2023, the buzz of unusua
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