Monthly operational update on COVID-19 - August 2022

Overview

In this edition of the COVID-19 Monthly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include:   

• WHO/Europe supports Kazakhstan’s national laboratory working group to develop national laboratory policy and strategic plans to address COVID-19 lessons learned 
• Liberia’s Grand Bassa county hits 71% COVID-19 vaccination coverage against its total population 
• Nepal launches the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children 
• Social listening leads to more impactful communication and a stronger COVID-19 response in Fiji 
• Building emergency care capacities through training: scaling up Afghanistan’s delivery of essential health services and health system resilience during the pandemic and beyond 
• The Bahamas receives the first pediatric COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility 
• Palau establishes its national emergency medical team 
• Increasing COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Togo in 2021 through community dialogue and traditional leaders 
• Téchne’s International Multidisciplinary Summer School on “Systemic Design for Health:” responding to needs identified during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond 
• Building a community of learning for women leaders in health emergencies among WHO staff and Member States 
• Leveraging lessons learned and systems from previous epidemics, Uganda builds up its response capacities to scale up COVID-19 testing and surveillance while maintaining essential health services 
• WHO develops a method to deliver actionable infodemic insights and recommendations as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response 
• Leaving no one behind: How OpenWHO.org ensures equity in health information delivery for people living with disabilities 
• WHO’s COVID-19 Response Funding in 2022: Delivering science, solutions and solidarity to end the acute phase of the pandemic 
• Updated WHO guidance and publications