By Alex Gahima
More than 500 Congolese at the Nyakabande Transit camp in Nyakabande Sub County, Kisoro district have received their first covid-19 jab, according to Assistant Health Officer Annet Dusabe.
The transit camp currently has 10,780 Congolese nationals who have fled their home country for fear of their lives after M23 rebels decided to attack Congolese Government forces.
Many others continue to enter Uganda via Bunagana town council where Humanitarian agencies like UNHCR are offering free transportation to the transit camp.
Several Congolese however still insist on staying in the small town of Bunagana in order to monitor home activities closely causing heavy strain on resources at the border town.
Dusabe says the routine Vaccination has been ongoing at the transit camp targeting children below the age of 12. Common diseases been vaccinated include measles, Polio and tetanus.
Dusabe says Covid-19 vaccination started yesterday 9th April 2022 and more than 500 Congolese between the ages of 12 and 18 years received their first jabs.
“We are administering Moderna and Sinovac vaccines to all those who have been sensitized and are willing to get vaccinated, Dusabe said.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the few countries in the world with low Covid-19 vaccination rates.
Dusabe says the Congolese who have been given their first jab are also given a Ugandan Covid 19 vaccination card to ensure that when they move on to the settlement camps, they will be able to get their second jab and eventually boaster doze.
Kisoro district currently has close to 20,000 vaccines left after two major vaccination campaigns. These include Moderna and Sinovac.
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