Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 28 September 2021

Overview

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

• Delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines from COVAX Facility
• Engaging faith-based organizations and leaders to spread life-saving facts in Lesotho
• Developing the “Hospital of Tomorrow” country case in Bologna to provide key considerations for hospitals seeking to build back safer
• Supporting the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon
• Selecting Argentina and Brazil as regional hubs for the development and production of mRNA-based vaccines
• Training Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) in Sao Tome and Principe
• Progress on a subset of indicators from the SPRP 2021 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
• Updates on WHO’s financing to support countries in SPRP 2021 implementation and provision of critical supplies.