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Initial public health responses to control the pandemic focused on promoting protective behaviors among the general population, including frequent hand washing, physical distancing and the use of face masks in public spaces However, many saw these only as interim measures to reduce the spread of the ... more
African Union and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Africa Regulatory Taskforce has endorsed the Emergency Used Authorization for Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine 10 March 2021
“Guide to facilitate the implementation of the WHO/UNICEF “Guidance on developing a national deployment and vaccination plan for COVID-19 vaccines” for Africa t contains action-oriented lists of critical topics to address and checklists tailored to the context of African Union Member States. ... more
“Guide to facilitate the implementation of the WHO/UNICEF “Guidance on developing a national deployment and vaccination plan for COVID-19 vaccines” for Africa
This guidance covers diagnosis and care of patients with long-term effects of COVID-19. It makes recommendations for the care of adults and children who have new or ongoing symptoms 4 weeks or more after the start of acute COVID-19. It is meant for health and care practitioners. This interim documen ... more
7 June 2021 The Africa Regulatory Taskforce is a joint effort established by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) coordinated African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (AMRH) Initiative, and the World Health Organisat ... more
27 May 2021 This is a document to support the use of pulse oximeter for assessment of suspected and confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the community. It is a well-known fact that Covid-19 can present as “happy hypoxia” with minimum symptoms of severe respiratory distress despite significant low ox ... more
A Public Health EOC (PHEOC) serves as a hub for coordinating the preparation for, response to, and recovery from public health emergencies. The preparation includes planning, such as risk and resource mapping, development of plans and procedures, and training and exercising. The response includes al ... more
A public health emergency operation center (PHEOC) serves as a hub for better coordinating the preparation, response, and recovery for public health emergencies. A functional PHEOC is critical for the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). The Framework for a Public Healt ... more
Biosafety involves the implementation of containment principles, technologies and practices to prevent unintentional exposure to biological agents. Biosecurity involves the protection, control and accountability of biological materials and information related to these materials and dualuse research, ... more
Many African countries were amongst the most rapid to respond to the emerging threat of COVID-19, implementing large-scale interventions at very early stages of their epidemic. As demonstrated in this document using very simple models, this rapid mobilization and timeliness of implementing control m ... more

Access to health services during the pandemic

Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC) African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; Ipsos; et al. (2021) CC
Key findings from a February 2021 survey from the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC)

Income loss and food security during the pandemic

Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC) African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; Ipsos; et al. (2021) CC
Key findings from a February 2021 survey from the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC)

Responding to COVID-19 in Africa: Finding the Balance: Vaccine Confidence

Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC) African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; Ipsos; et al. (2021) CC
Key findings from a February 2021 survey from the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC)