COVID-19 Vaccines delivered
26,461,860 doses
Vaccines from Australia's own supply
Vaccines procured through Australia's UNICEF Partnership
Providing Technical Expertise
Strengthening pharmacovigilance and quality control functions of Vietnam’s National Regulatory Authorities.
Supporting planning and delivery of a safe, effective and equitable COVID-19 vaccination program.
Supporting National Vaccine Rollout
Supporting Vietnam’s national COVID-19 vaccination program in coordination with Vietnam’s Ministry of Health including establishing COVID-19 immunisation guidelines and protocols.
Strengthening cold chain capacity including procuring and distributing cold chain equipment.
Training of health workers and officials to support the delivery of safe and effective vaccination rollouts.
Supporting vaccine roll-out in remote provinces including via mobile and home vaccination teams.
Conducting surveys to improve knowledge on the behavioural and social drivers behind vaccine uptake.
Our Impact So Far
Our funding has supported UNICEF to:
• procure and distribute over 1,900 refrigerators to upgrade Vietnam’s cold chain storage and boost cold chain capacity for remote and hard-to-reach communities.
• Develop a suite of health communications for local Centres for Disease Control (CDCs) across all 63 provinces and deliver online training related to the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination program in Vietnam.
• Plan and deploy more than 5,000 mobile vaccination and home vaccination teams to reach vulnerable populations who have difficulty accessing fixed vaccination sites, such as ethnic minority populations living in remote villages, the elderly and people with disabilities.
• Conduct a nationwide online survey on the behavioural and social drivers concerning COVID-19 vaccine uptake to inform vaccination campaign strategies.
• Develop and disseminate COVID-19 vaccination communication materials to 20,000 vaccination sites across the country.
• Facilitate the training of more than 5,800 health care workers, teachers from medical universities, and military officers to support the delivery of safe and effective vaccines.