Applications of telemedicine in the supply and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.

MelodyOkereke; Abdulhammed OpeyemiBabatunde; Samson TobilobaSamuel; Isaac OlusholaOgunkola; Yidnekachew GirmaMogessie; Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno ORCID logo; (2021) Applications of telemedicine in the supply and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa. Journal of global health, 11. 03039. ISSN 2047-2978 DOI: 10.7189/jogh.11.03039
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Although telemedicine coverage in Africa is still limited compared to the developed world due to the lack of political commitment, poor infrastructure, and inadequate resources, it has promising potentials to facilitate prompt access to the COVID-19 vaccine, pre-vaccination, routine follow-up post-vaccination, and surveillance in Africa.



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