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Vodafone Group Plc
19 April 2021
19 April 2021
VODACOM GROUP PARTNERS WITH AUDA NEPAD FOR MAJOR VACCINE
ROLL-OUT
-- Vodacom Group and the African Union Development Agency
(AUDA-NEPAD) will offer the mVacciNation digital toolbox - a mobile
technology platform that manages vaccination appointments and stock
availability - in African Union member states to accelerate the
Covid-19 vaccine roll-out.
-- In South Africa, the National Department of Health has used
mVacciNation to register health workers on its Covid-19 Electronic
Vaccine Data System (EVDS), and nearly 279,000 vaccinations have
been administered to date.
-- mVaccination has also been successfully deployed in
Mozambique, Tanzania and Nigeria to manage infant inoculations.
-- There will be a webinar jointly hosted by Vodacom Group and
AUDA-NEPAD to introduce mVacciNation for representatives of African
Union member states and interested parties on 21 April 2021. To
register for the webinar, click here
Vodacom Group, part of Vodafone Group, will work with AUDA-NEPAD
to build digital infrastructure to manage vaccinations across up to
55 countries, following successful deployments in South Africa - to
manage Covid-19 vaccinations - and in Mozambique, Tanzania and
Nigeria - to manage infant inoculations.
The roll-out of mVacciNation, developed by Mezzanine, a member
of the Vodacom Group, is the first project in a public-private
partnership that has been formed between Vodacom Group and
AUDA-NEPAD to boost Africa's digital transformation and build
resilience for the post-Covid world.
Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom Group, said: "Vodacom has been at
the forefront of helping governments where we operate to curb the
spread of Covid-19. Making our mVacciNation platform available to
all African countries will significantly enhance the continent's
digital health infrastructure for the long-term. Our contribution
will improve the capability of African countries in this pandemic
and beyond for vaccine distribution, management and surveillance,
even in resource-constrained settings."
Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO of AUDA-NEPAD, said: "The response to the
Covid-19 crisis has significantly accelerated the adoption of
frontier technologies. Africa's booming digital sector offers great
opportunities for public-private partnerships to help build
resilience in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis and respond to
critical continental priorities. As the development agency for the
African Union, we act as a channel to connect innovators and
governments to roll-out and localise these solutions."
mVacciNation has two core components and a control tower, to
ensure people get the right vaccine, at the right place and time. A
supply chain component provides real-time information for health
workers of all available vaccines and medical equipment (like
syringes and supplies) nationally. A beneficiary management
component allows individuals to register on the platform and
assigns them to vaccine service points on a specific day and time.
A 'control tower' allows for the orchestration of stock to specific
vaccination centres.
Each time someone is vaccinated their digital record is updated
and, if a further dose is required, mVacciNation automatically
schedules and sends a follow-up date via SMS. Once vaccination is
completed, the individual will receive electronic certification.
Countries can link mVacciNation into their choice of temperature
controlled supply chain (cold-chain), drug safety
(pharmacovigilance) and vaccination travel passport platforms.
AUDA-NEPAD, with a continental mandate and reach, will
facilitate government engagement to link mVacciNation to policy and
practice for accelerated roll-out of the solution to African Union
Member States.
South Africa is the first country that has started to utilise
mVacciNation for Covid-19 vaccines through the National Department
of Health's EVDS. Health workers are in the first wave to be
vaccinated in that country. Nearly 279 000 Covid-19 vaccinations
have been completed to date.
Once installed, the mVacciNation platform will remain in place
to help countries better manage future pandemics and other
large-scale health programmes such as infant inoculations.
mVacciNation has been utilised by the Ministries of Health in
Tanzania, Mozambique, and Nigeria as they have sought to increase
immunisation rates in children. Over 1.3 million vaccinations have
been recorded in those countries of which 262,000 were children
registered and vaccinated supported by mVacciNation.
There will be a webinar for African Union Member States to share
experiences and lessons learned in the roll-out of mVaccination on
21 April 2021. Interested parties can get more information about
mVacciNation at www.mvaccination.com and register for the webinar
at
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z9XGw4z3Qz6NTIekZ4UDWw
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For further information:
Vodafone Group
Media Relations Investor Relations
GroupMedia@vodafone.com IR@vodafone.co.uk
African Union Development Agency-NEPAD
Abiola Shomang - abiolaa@nepad.org
About Vodafone
Vodafone is a leading telecommunications company in Europe and
Africa. Our purpose is to "connect for a better future" and our
expertise and scale gives us a unique opportunity to drive positive
change for society. Our networks keep family, friends, businesses
and governments connected and - as COVID-19 has clearly
demonstrated - we play a vital role in keeping economies running
and the functioning of critical sectors like education and
healthcare.
Vodafone is the largest mobile and fixed network operator in
Europe and a leading global IoT connectivity provider. Our M-Pesa
technology platform in Africa enables over 45m people to benefit
from access to mobile payments and financial services. We operate
mobile and fixed networks in 21 countries and partner with mobile
networks in 48 more. As of 31 December 2020, we had over 300m
mobile customers, more than 27m fixed broadband customers, over 22m
TV customers and we connected more than 118m IoT devices.
We support diversity and inclusion through our maternity and
parental leave policies, empowering women through connectivity and
improving access to education and digital skills for women, girls,
and society at large. We are respectful of all individuals,
irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual
orientation, gender identity, belief, culture or religion.
Vodafone is also taking significant steps to reduce our impact
on our planet by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by
2025 and becoming net zero by 2040, purchasing 100% of our
electricity from renewable sources by 2025, and reusing, reselling
or recycling 100% of our redundant network equipment.
For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com , follow us
on Twitter at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone .
About Vodacom
Vodacom is a leading African communications company providing a
wide range of communication services, including data, mobile and
fixed voice, messaging, financial services, enterprise IT and
converged services to 120 million customers (including Safaricom).
From our roots in South Africa, we have grown our mobile network
business to include operations in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic
of the Congo (the DRC), Mozambique, Lesotho and Kenya. Our mobile
networks cover a population of over 296 million people. Through
Vodacom Business Africa (VBA), we offer business managed services
to enterprises in 29 countries. Vodacom is majority owned by
Vodafone (60.5% holding), one of the world's largest communications
companies by revenue.
About AUDA-NEPAD
The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD is the technical body
of the African Union. The mandate of AUDA-NEPAD is to facilitate
and coordinate the implementation of regional and continental
priority programmes and projects and to push for partnerships,
resource mobilisation, research and knowledge management. Through
AUDA-NEPAD, African countries are provided unique opportunities to
take full control of their development agenda, to work more closely
together and to cooperate more effectively with international
partners. www.nepad.org
About Mezzanine
Mezzanine, a Vodacom company, delivers digital solutions to
governments, international organisations, and companies working in
Africa. With an estimated 800 million mobile subscribers in Africa,
we see mobile technology as a major enabler for creating productive
societies. We deliver last-mile mobile, IoT and digitally-enabled
solutions that cut costs, increase efficiency, improve risk
management, and provide unrivalled access to citizens across the
continent. We work with our customers to co-create solutions in the
industries of agriculture, health, social services, education, and
utilities and financial management.
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