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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The implementation of Covid-19 vaccination for children in hard-to-reach island areas has failed due to lack of transport to vaccination centres.<\/p>\n

For instance, 13-year-old Alice Nalumasi told Monitor<\/b> she \u201ccannot walk 20kms to the nearest health facility in Ssi Island to access vaccines.<\/p>\n

“I have to use water transport to get to my health facility and since the vaccines are not always there, it gets hard for me to get transport means for a particular vaccination day announced by authorities,” she said on October 19.<\/p>\n

Henry Kamya, a parent to three children and a resident in Koome Island said he cannot transport all his children by water to receive the vaccine due to changes in weather on water.<\/p>\n

According to Buganda Kingdom representative in Gunda Village, Ngongwe-Kyaggwe County in Buikwe District, \u201cthere are so many cases in this area where five to seven children are from one family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, they cannot afford transport to vaccine centres,” observed Mr Kamyuka Mugalu of Buganda Kingdom.<\/p>\n

But the Buikwe District Health Officer Dr Richard Bbosa said Covid-19 vaccination is ongoing with more efforts aimed at ensuring all children are vaccinated.<\/p>\n

“More than 10 per cent of the children have been vaccinated and 90% of the population has also received the vaccine in Buikwe District.<\/p>\n

Dr Bbosa admitted that \u201csome of the island parishes are very far from health facilities but indicated plans to extend health centers in these areas to improve vaccine accessibility for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Uganda\u2019s ministry of health targets vaccinating children aged 12-17 and they are required to be accompanied by parents to prove consent for vaccination.<\/p>\n

Ending August 2022, more than 1.2 million children in that age bracket had been vaccinated although the nationwide target is 6.6 million, according to government.<\/p>\n

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