Applications of telemedicine in the supply and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

doi:10.7189/jogh.11.03039

Review

. 2021 Mar 1:11:03039.

doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.03039.

Applications of telemedicine in the supply and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

Melody Okereke¹, Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde², Samson Tobiloba Samuel³, Isaac Olushola Ogunkola⁴, Yidnekachew Girma Mogessie⁵, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno 3rd⁶

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¹ Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
² Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
³ Faculty of Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
⁴ Department of Public Health sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
⁵ St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
⁶ Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.

PMID: 33828830
PMCID: PMC8005274
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.11.03039

Review

Applications of telemedicine in the supply and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

Melody Okereke et al. J Glob Health. 2021.

. 2021 Mar 1:11:03039.

doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.03039.

Authors

Melody Okereke¹, Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde², Samson Tobiloba Samuel³, Isaac Olushola Ogunkola⁴, Yidnekachew Girma Mogessie⁵, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno 3rd⁶

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
² Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
³ Faculty of Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
⁴ Department of Public Health sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
⁵ St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
⁶ Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.

PMID: 33828830
PMCID: PMC8005274
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.11.03039

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[1] World Health Organization. COVID-19 vaccines. Available: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/covid-19... Accessed: 1 January 2021.

[2] World Health Organization. COVID-19 vaccines. Available: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/covid-19... Accessed: 1 January 2021.

[3] Mahase E.Covid-19: UK approves Moderna vaccine to be given as two doses 28 days apart. BMJ. 2021;372:n74. 10.1136/bmj.n74 - DOI - PubMed

[4] Mahase E.Covid-19: UK approves Moderna vaccine to be given as two doses 28 days apart. BMJ. 2021;372:n74. 10.1136/bmj.n74 - DOI - PubMed

[5] Teng JE, Thomson DR, Lascher JS, Raymond M, Ivers LC.Using Mobile Health (mHealth) and geospatial mapping technology in a mass campaign for reactive oral cholera vaccination in rural Haiti. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014;8:e3050. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003050 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Teng JE, Thomson DR, Lascher JS, Raymond M, Ivers LC.Using Mobile Health (mHealth) and geospatial mapping technology in a mass campaign for reactive oral cholera vaccination in rural Haiti. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014;8:e3050. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003050 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] David KB, Solomon JK, Yunusa I, Lawal BK, Marshal CS, Okereke M, Ozuluoha CC.Telemedicine: an imperative concept during COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. Pan Afr Med J. 2020;35(Suppl 2). 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.25281 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] David KB, Solomon JK, Yunusa I, Lawal BK, Marshal CS, Okereke M, Ozuluoha CC.Telemedicine: an imperative concept during COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. Pan Afr Med J. 2020;35(Suppl 2). 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.25281 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Okereke M, Ukor NA, Ngaruiya LM, Mwansa C, Alhaj SM, Ogunkola IO, et al. COVID-19 Misinformation and Infodemic in Rural Africa. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020. Online ahead of print. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Okereke M, Ukor NA, Ngaruiya LM, Mwansa C, Alhaj SM, Ogunkola IO, et al. COVID-19 Misinformation and Infodemic in Rural Africa. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020. Online ahead of print. - PMC - PubMed

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