The unprecedented numbers which will surely increase during this festive season calls for stringent measures to be put in place including easy access for testing as well as vaccination. But while access to vaccines is mostly accessible, the same cannot be said about the testing centre's which continue to be difficult for members of the public to access. It is not a secret that it is not as easy to access testing facilities especially on weekends as one is made to sweat before a testing centre could be found. It would be important for the government to start robust surveillance and contact tracing and financing to increase public access to vaccines and personal protective equipment which help prevent the spread of the pandemic. Government through the ministry of health should continue with the sensitisation and providing the various health services such as testing and vaccines nearer to the community.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 27, 2021 09:40 UTC