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Iraq- Dr. Hanan- Meeting with China team visiting Iraq early during the pandemic to discuss response to COVID-19

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Iraq- Dr. Hanan- Meeting with China team visiting Iraq early during the pandemic to discuss response to COVID-19

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Shemiah - T&T (top left corner) Participating in parliamentary select committee for the monitoring of COVID-19 management by the public healthcare sector

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Shemiah - T&T (top left corner) Participating in parliamentary select committee for the monitoring of COVID-19 management by the public healthcare sector

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Fiji Rayvan - Contact Tracing and Swabbing 

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Fiji Rayvan - Contact Tracing and Swabbing 

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Homer - Philippines: COVID-19 Vaccination "Kick-off" Pilot Implementation in our hospital 

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Homer - Philippines: COVID-19 Vaccination "Kick-off" Pilot Implementation in our hospital 

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Q1: In Hungary, the professional coordination and preparation of government decisions necessary for epidemic management is carried out by the Chief Medical Officer, who is the head of the National Public Health Centre.
He is one of the heads of the Governmental Operational Group responsible for pandemic management. I am his direct, immediate colleague. I coordinate, mediate and communicate the work of each department of the Public Health Centre, according to her directions.
In the first wave, when the pandemic started, I was particularly busy, as the first methodological guidelines and government decisions were made.
Q2: I am proud of that, I was involved in negotiations on vaccines, in particular preparing negotiation on Russian vaccine, which arrived among the first vaccines to the country.

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Representing the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) in Southern COVID-19 Task Force.

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Representing the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) in Southern COVID-19 Task Force.

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Since the onset of the pandemic, I was privileged to work with the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for COVID-19 management. The TAG has been providing the technical advice and assistance to National/ Regional/District COVID-19 Task Forces. All national COVID-19 plans, protocols and SOPs are either developed and reviewed by the TAG.

My proud experience during this pandemic would be my experience representing the TAG at the Southern COVID-19 Task Force (SC19TF) during one of the worst outbreak in the country. In the attached group picture, I'm seen along with the SC19TF members comprising of senior executives from various ministries and agencies. The people in orange uniform are called De-suup (Guardians of Peace).

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Monitoring patient checking in to the Hospitel

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Thailand: Setting up the first "Hospitel" for COVID-19 patients in Bangkok

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Thailand: Setting up the first "Hospitel" for COVID-19 patients in Bangkok

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During the first wave in 2020, I was a small part of the first "hospitel" set-up for COVID-19 patients who were discharged from hospital and needed another weeks to self quarantine until they were fully recovered. My role was translating the patient forms and hospitel guideline video caption in English for foreign patients.

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Vaccine drives within vulnerable communities throughout the County. As many as 5 stops in one day. Use of easily accessible venues within community. Door to door visits , information sharing to encourage vaccines, in house vaccines for the those physically unable.

Q2: Having both a clinical and administrative role has put me in a position with a lot of responsibility with the onset of the pandemic. One major accomplishment was being able to keep up with the demands and new mandates and targets set forth by MOH, while still managing to keep the primary care facilities running for normal services. My team worked tirelessly no matter what was asked of them, despite challenges with shortage of Human Resources, equipment, transport etc. Vaccine drives, mass vaccination sites, health fairs, surveillance, contact tracing, swabbing and quarantine of suspected cases, attending to quarantine facilities, health promotion/ education. All of this in addition to maintaining child welfare, antenatal, family planning and post natal clinics, telemedicine for CDC with physical visits for high risk clients, to name a few. There were times we were stretched so thin to the point of breaking , but we did not! There was a lot of trial and error; but I believe keeping the human factor in perspective i.e. ensuring staff well being, mental and otherwise, listening and responding to their needs whether for family or work, being flexible with them contributed to their willingness to rise to the challenges set forth with this pandemic. I am indeed extremely proud of my team.

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Share a picture to describe your role in helping to manage the pandemic in your ministry/ country.

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Namibia-Shapopi