Mali Clinic Supplies to Protect Against COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to spread across Mali, vaccination against the virus remains very low. Less than 3% of Malians are vaccinated against COVID-19 and mistrust in the vaccine remains high. Misinformation on the virus and vaccine are widespread. 

While the vaccine is now largely available across Mali, there is strong hesitancy against getting the vaccine, all of which are made outside of the African continent.

GAIA Vaccine Foundation continues to host educational sessions on the COVID-19 and how the prevent the virus. The sessions are held at 13 sites across Mali, both urban and rural. GAIA VF employs community healthcare workers who wear the storytelling cloth which visually depicts how the virus is spread and can be prevented. 

Support GAIA Vaccine Foundation to provide education on infectious disease prevention such as COVID-19 in Mali today. Thank you!

In October, GAIA Vaccine Foundation co-chair of the board, Sophie Sprecht traveled to Mali to meet with GAIA VF partners and check in on current projects. Sophie spent a week in Bamako where she visited Hope Center Clinic, met with key personnel, and attended a meeting at the United States Embassy of Bamako.

With the recent launch of Corona Kélé, GAIA VF's newest research project on vaccine confidence sponsored by Merck's Investigator Studies Program, Sophie met with community healthcare workers. She was also able to see the newest storytelling cloth in person, which visually depicts how COVID-19 is transmitted and is used as a teaching tool in the Corona Kélé campaign.

Hope Center Clinic continues to prepare against COVID-19 and support Sikoro community members through education on the virus. Donate Hope Center Clinic today through GlobalGiving so that we can continue to provide PPE and support Malians during the pandemic.

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