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Togo becomes the first African country to have a certified vaccine passport.<\/p>\n
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The African Union (AU) has endorsed vaccine pass standard (Trusted Vaccines) and COVID-19 testing certificate standard (Trusted Travel) of the Republic of Togo.<\/p>\n
Togo is the \u201cfirst country to offer a continental vaccine pass and testing certificate to its citizens\u201d, a joint statement with the African Union on Thursday said while many African countries are deploying the trusted vaccines solution and several more have launched trusted travel in recent months,<\/p>\n
The statement added that this is expected to improve its citizens\u2019 ability to benefit from the free movement provisions enshrined in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndeed, the African Union has rolled out its Trusted Vaccines and Trusted Travel platforms to foster harmonisation of vaccine records and test results verification across the continent,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, many countries around the world rely on insecure visual inspection of health documents due to the absence of a reliable international mechanism for authenticity assurance. This greatly threatens global biosecurity.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgainst this background, the Republic of Togo is proud to announce the successful integration of its national digital COVID-19 testing and vaccination system with the one developed by the African Union and the Africa Center for Disease Control & Prevention, entirely in line with the harmonised continental standards of Trusted Vaccines and Trusted Travel,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst many African Countries have deployed the Trusted Travel standard for COVID-19 testing verification and are deploying the Trusted Vaccines system for authentication of vaccine records on the continental level, Togo\u2019s success in integrating both systems simultaneously today marks a major milestone.<\/p>\n
\u201cTogo has also fully digitised all elements of its vaccination plan. Its platform, entirely developed in Togo, enables the issuance of a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate with a QR code to people who have received the required minimum number of doses.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs this digital solution meets international norms and standards, the Togolese Government established reciprocity with the African Union system of digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates and, in partnership with the PanaBIOS Consortium, compatibility with the Trusted Travel and Trusted Vaccines standards in record time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe recognition of Togo\u2019s digital efforts by the African Union once again marks the country\u2019s commitment to use innovation and cooperation to deal with Covid-19.\u201d<\/p>\n
The expectation is that Ghana too is going to launch an AU-wide pass like Togo has done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Togo becomes the first African country to have a certified vaccine passport. The African Union (AU) has endorsed vaccine pass standard (Trusted Vaccines) and COVID-19 testing certificate standard (Trusted Travel) of the Republic of Togo. Togo is the \u201cfirst country to offer a continental vaccine pass and testing certificate to its citizens\u201d, a joint…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":44802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24824,24710,24640],"tags":[24737,26728,24998,26680],"yst_prominent_words":[5361,9122],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghanadmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2ea1et2.jpg?fit=640%2C439&ssl=1","yoast_head":"\n