Senegal is hardly alone in experiencing challenges with their COVID-19 vaccine roll out. Like many countries, much of the challenge has been related to hesitancy and demand. Recognizing that having ready access to COVID-19 vaccination-related behavior indicators can inform a better understanding of why coverage is not reaching saturation and…

‘As a pregnant woman, I want to have access to an ambulance or convenient transportation should I need emergency health services during labor’. What would you do if you or a loved one needed emergency health care but you didn’t know which health facility could best help you? Who to…

Through the generous support of FCDO, COVIDaction and Simprints teamed up to provide guidance on Using Biometric Technology to fight COVID-19. (url: https://bit.ly/3rB4tvV) An interactive Webinar to walk through this paper and discuss the guidance was held on February 23rd, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlBmhdlEfek&t=31s https://youtu.be/lzvpXfzxz28 About the White Paper Biometrics are a way to identify who…

At COVIDaction we are lucky to work with some great minds in data. Whether they are helping us review grant applications, offering advice to grantees or aiding us in shaping our next steps, we are very grateful to the time and effort they all offer. We asked our experts to…

COVID-19 and Data Rights In April 2020, the world had just started to really come to terms with the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most international travel had ceased. Social and economic lockdowns were starting to take shape and be implemented around the world. Hasty emergency legislation was being passed in many countries to…

On January 28, 2021, the COVIDaction Data team was thrilled to host a showcase of the 12 awards made as part of the Data Challenge and talk with our innovators about their response to the pandemic. The big theme of the day of course was “Doing Data Right”. This topic…