Vaccination rate among Gorongosa staff approaches 100%
Gorongosa Park staff are doing their part to control and eradicate COVID-19. The Park's Health department and nursing team are vaccinating 700 employees this week, and 248 people were vaccinated on the first day.
Gorongosa's Health Manager, Joaquim Ngomane, is proud of the team's ability to mobilise so quickly and is encouraged by the uptake of the vaccine among staff. “When this second phase is complete, everyone in the Park will be vaccinated”, said Ngomane.
Gorongosa National Park, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Health, is helping to promote the country as a safe tourist destination for domestic and international visitors. This is a distinction awarded by the Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism, Fredson Bacar, who presented the “Clean and Safe” Certificate and Seal.
- The Park is the first conservation area in Mozambique to receive the "Clean and Safe Seal" -
The Gorongosa Park Health team increased access to drinking water and strengthened sanitation standards at the start of the pandemic. Teams visited community water wells with handwashing supplies and resources to prevent the spread of the virus, and distributed 30,000 masks sewn by the Park's staff.
