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Weekly Operational Update on COVID-19 (1 February 2022, Issue No. 89)

Core Content Summary

This weekly operational update provides a comprehensive overview of the global and regional efforts in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting key developments in vaccine distribution, medical supply donations, capacity building initiatives, and public health measures.

Main Points and Key Information

Global Statistics (As of 30 January 2022)

• Confirmed cases: 370,572,213
• Confirmed deaths: 5,658,702

Medical Supply Donations

• Germany and PAHO donate 230 oxygen cylinders (250 cubic feet each) to Suriname to support case management for severe cases of COVID-19.
• This is the second donation by Germany through PAHO in six months, following the donation of 462,500 medical masks.

Mentors Training in the Balkans Hub

• The first mentors training in the World Health Emergencies Balkans Hub took place from 25–27 January 2022.
• The training was attended by 15 laboratory experts from six countries.
• The goal is to establish a mentors programme to support the implementation of quality management systems (QMS) based on ISO 15189:2012 in the region.
• The programme is supported by the EU DG Near Project and aims to improve laboratory capacity and preparation for accreditation.

Country Support Teams in the WHO African Region

• WHO AFRO has set up country support teams to scale up vaccination efforts in countries with low coverage.
• These teams are composed of three experts per country: senior immunization expert, data science expert, and social anthropologist.
• A three-day pre-deployment briefing was held in Brazzaville for 20 priority countries.
• The support teams aim to leverage past campaign experiences such as polio, yellow fever, and meningitis, and apply the REACH EVERY DISTRICT (RED) and HIV community-based approaches.

Vaccine Rollout in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

• The Lao PDR received over 1.6 million Pfizer/BioNTech doses from the United States via COVAX.
• These vaccines are intended for adolescents aged 12–17 and high-risk groups.
• The Lao PDR has already vaccinated over 4.6 million people with at least one dose and 3.9 million fully vaccinated.

Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Training in Africa

• The EMT Regional Training Centre for Africa hosted its first regional training course in Entebbe (Uganda) from 29 November to 4 December 2021.
• 23 participants from Uganda and Namibia took part in the Team Member Induction Course.
• The Training of Trainers (ToT) course was conducted for 12 participants from both countries.
• The goal is to build self-sufficient national EMTs and enhance emergency response across the African region.

Global Supply Chain and Procurement

• WHO and PAHO have procured and shipped various medical supplies and PPE to different regions.
• Shipped items include:
  • PCR tests: 22,934,359
  • Medical masks: 217,555,426
  • Gloves: 99,140,700
  • Face shields: 9,611,511
  • Laboratory supplies: 16,500,300 sample collection kits, 31,598,550 antigen RDTs, and 22,934,359 PCR tests.

Funding and Appeals

• WHO has issued a new appeal for funding under the ACT-Accelerator, with $23.4 billion needed until September 2022.
• WHO's funding requirement within the ACT-Accelerator is $1.57 billion, which is less than 7% of the total appeal.
• Disbursed amounts to WHO and partners include:
  • $169 million for essential commodities and coordination.
  • $10 million to CEPI for vaccine R&D.
  • $10 million to UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, and UNRWA for various humanitarian efforts.
  • $2.6 million to the World Organization of the Scout Movement for youth development.

Pandemic Learning and Training

• Japan has launched two free online courses on occupational health and safety during the pandemic, available in Japanese on OpenWHO.org.
• These courses are developed by WHO Collaborating Centres for occupational health and are used for training health workers and general employees.
• Dr. Tomohiro Ishimaru emphasized the importance of infection control in the workplace due to the Omicron variant.

Global Vaccine Doses Administered

• As of 31 January 2022, 9,901,135,033 vaccine doses have been administered globally.
• COVAX has shipped over 1 billion vaccines to 144 participants as of 17 January 2022.

Public Health Surveillance and Response

• Pillar 3 of the SPRP 2021 indicates that 52% (n=60) of countries reported timely data, up from 45% (n=52) previously.
• Pillar 10 reports that 61.2% of the global population has received at least one vaccine dose, up from 60.4% previously.

Useful Resources

• GOARN (Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network) and EMT (Emergency Medical Teams) activities are updated on their respective platforms.
• WHO case definitions and clinical case definitions for post-COVID-19 conditions are available.
• EPI-WIN (WHO Information Network for Epidemics) provides real-time data and updates.
• OpenWHO.org offers online training courses in 40 topics and 62 languages.

Conclusion

The update highlights the ongoing global efforts to combat the pandemic through vaccine distribution, capacity building, medical supply support, and training initiatives. It underscores the need for international funding to support WHO's role in the ACT-Accelerator, and emphasizes the importance of collaboration with partners and local governments to strengthen public health systems and improve response effectiveness.