Covid 19 Vaccination Project
Overview
The Tamil National Vaccination Promotion Campaign is a programme planned to support the Covid -19 vaccination uptake and to support vaccination decisions for the Tamil communities, on a national level. ANTS will provide training, support, and resources for all its member organizations to achieve the objectives outlined below. ANTS will work closely with the regional member organizations in understanding the needs of the community and providing, feedback on the needs and the attitudes of the community to the Ministry of Health.
Objectives
The Tamil National Vaccination Promotion Campaign is a programme planned by the ANTS Public Health Wing in partnership with Ministry of Health to support the Covid -19 vaccination uptake and to support vaccination decisions for the Tamil communities, on a national level. ANTS will provide training, support, and resources for all its member organizations to achieve the objectives outlined below. ANTS will work closely with the regional member organizations in understanding the needs of the community and providing, feedback on the needs and the attitudes of the community to the Ministry of Health.
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The main objective of the Programme is to promote the vaccination uptake and Supporting vaccination decisions of the Tamil communities. The Programme also would bridge gaps like language barriers and provide cultural support for the members of the community.
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To bridge the gaps to support The Ministry of Health’s vaccination plan.
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To promote the Tamil MOH website and awareness of vaccination including information to protection against Covid-19.
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To promote the benefits of vaccination as a community and as a nation to protection against Covid-19.
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To Increase vaccination uptake amongst the Tamil communities
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To increase support for communities in making vaccination decisions for individuals, families, and their whanau.
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To bridge language barriers and translate and Transfer Knowledge and Facts about the vaccine and protecting against Covid-19.
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To counteract Covid-19 vaccination misinformation by providing MOHs trusted Tamil translated information and guidance for the community.
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1.1 Key focus in the community
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Children
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Pregnant Women
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Adults with underlying conditions
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Differently abled Special needs
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1.2 Phases of the Programme
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Phase 1: Vaccination Promotion Videos and Social Media Campaign. Covid-19 Vaccination Tamil Information Sheet distribution (Not exclusive to Phase 1)
2. Phase 2: Supporting Vaccination Decisions, Clinical, Support needs
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3. Phase 3: Follow-up, one on one support, Access, Survey needs and Report outcomes
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Vaccination Information
Everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand aged 5 and over can get their free COVID-19 vaccination now. Book online or over the phone or visit a walk-in vaccination centre. Below hyperlinks directs you to the New Zealand Government’s Unite Against Covid-19 page answering common questions in relation to the covid vaccination.
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Still got questions? Please call us on 0800 587 805 and tell us your region in New Zealand. We will make sure to put you in touch with a subject matter expert within or closest to your region. Below is a list of contacts for each region in New Zealand that we hold at present.
Region | Name | Email |
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Wellington | Mr. Raveen Annamalai | president@wmsangam.org.nz |
Waikato | Dr. Arivalagan
Kannivelu | Covid.Hamilton@ants.org.nz |
Tauranga | Mr. Barani | Covid.Tauranga@ants.org.nz |
Taranaki | Mr. Barani | Covid.Taranaki@ants.org.nz |
Otago | Dr. Gowthami | Covid.Dunedin@ants.org.nz |
Canterbury | Mr. Senthil | Covid.Christchurch@ants.org.nz |
Auckland | Mr. Vai Ravindran | Covid.Auckland@ants.org.nz |
Documents (in Tamil)
Reaching Community Through Established Tamil Businesses & Platforms
The first idea is to reach out to key Tamil organizations around various provinces of New Zealand. The following is a list of associations but not limited:
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Auckland Region
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Auckland Tamil Association, (Member Organization)
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Tamil Association of New Zealand (Auckland) (Member Organization)
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Wellington Region
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Wellington Mutamizh Sangam (Member Organization)
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Fijian Tamil Association (Then India Sanmarga Ikya Sangam), Porirua (Member Organization)
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Waikato Region
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Tamil Society of Waikato (Member Organization)
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Tauranga Region
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Tauranga Tamil Sangam (Associate Member)
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Taranaki Region
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Taranaki Tamil Sangam (Associate Member)
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Canterbury Region
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Canterbury Indian Tamil Association (Member Organization)
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Otago Region
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Dunedin Tamil Society (Member Organization)
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Invercargill Tamil Sangam (Associate Member)
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Blenheim Tamil Sangam (Associate Member)
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The second way is to reach out to various established businesses particularly Tamil businesses and have our Tamil & English prepared broachers to be circulated around both via their digital platform and physical copies in their locations. The probability of Tamil people visiting these businesses are very high and as such this maximises our project reach and this will in turn help Tamil people reach us.
The third idea is through places of worship. There are various established temples around New Zealand provinces. During a religious/festive day, it is expected that majority of Tamil population would attend such events for prayers/worship. So, the result is more Tamil population gets to know about our project existence.
Operational Team
Dr. Dhamodharan Thirunavukarasu
Project Director
Mr. Gowshik Murugesan
National Coordinator
Mr. Srinivasan
Jaganathan
Financial Advisor
Mr. Vel
Murugan
Privacy & Data Security Lead
Mr. Gopi Dhinakaran
Marketing & Media Lead
Dr. Kannaiyan Rabindranath
Clinical Lead
Mr. Mahadevan Nedumpichai
Enablement & Support Lead
Miss. Padmashree Sonia Raveen
Data Analytics & Reporting Lead