Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 30 August 2021

Overview

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

• GeneXpert machine donated to Belize’s Central Medical Laboratory
• Supporting quality management implementation, coordination and costing as part of the COVID-19 laboratory response in Kyrgyzstan
• 15 000 kg of medical supplies arrive in Fiji to support the response to a surge in COVID-19 cases
• Extending COVID-19 vaccination to Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh
• Responding to COVID-19 in Jordan: The Innovative Use of Online Platforms
• The Elsje Finck-Sanichar College COVAB in Suriname embraces OpenWHO and online learning during COVID-19 pandemic
• 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.