Schools Closure Extension Welcome, But....
Monday, August 16, 2021 | 600 Views |
Fast forward! August 17 has arrived, but there still does not seem to be a plan in place that the government is sharing of how it intends to deal with the long-awaited vaccination of teachers. If anything else, the government seems a bit evasive on whether teachers will be prioritised when it comes to vaccinations.
The call for schools to close was clearly to make way for teachers to be vaccinated. Now it is beginning to look like the last month was just another school break and nothing more.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...