In Zambia the proven MAMaZ Against Malaria at Scale programme has been adapted to tackle COVID-19 as well as malaria. By March 2021, over 3,250 Community Health Volunteers across 10 districts had received a RAS (a key medicine in tackling severe malaria) and community mobilisation training from their MAM@Scale programme, and had been equipped with personal protective equipment (PPE) in order to safeguard themselves and their local communities.

In Uganda, Transaid has launched a project to protect HGV drivers from COVID-19. Transaid is working with local partners to roll out driver specific safety advice and providing hand-washing facilities, cab sanitisation guidelines, and PPE.

What your help could fund:

·       £12 could buy the materials to install eight tippy taps, to equip four communities with two hand washing facilities

·       £60 could buy PPE and run COVID-19 sensitisation sessions for ten truck drivers

·       £100 could buy locally produced facemasks for 100 community health volunteers in Zambia 

·       £120 could buy a strong bicycle for a health worker, enabling doctors and nurses to reach more communities every day

·       £240 could buy 800 doses of RAS (pre-referral anti-malarial drug, buying a sick child an extra 12 hours to reach a health facility)

Running for Transaid to raise funds and awareness, for well-being and to remember that global solutions are needed for global problems has never been so critical!”