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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (14 September 2021)

In addition to the Weekly Outbreak Brief and other documents on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that the African Union/Africa CDC and WHO/AFRO are taking to help African Union Member States, we share a biweekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as well […]

Outbreak Brief 86: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (2 September 2021), 4,286,128 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 67,875 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 220,626,513 COVID-19 cases and 4,566,532 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2.1%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories to the World Health […]

Outbreak Brief 85: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (24 August 2021), 4,566,357 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 67,160 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 216,340,385 COVID-19 cases and 4,498,657 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2.1%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories to the World Health […]

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (31 August 2021)

In addition to the Weekly Outbreak Brief and other documents on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that the African Union/Africa CDC and WHO/AFRO are taking to help African Union Member States, we share a biweekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as well […]

Report: Cross Country Learning on Community Health System Integration and Financing

Context The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the inequalities in health systems within and between nations. With nearly 200 million cases detected to date and over 4 million deaths globally, the pandemic has added additional pressure to underfunded health facilities and disrupted the provision of essential health services that could result in backtracking years of progress […]

Outbreak Brief 84: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (17 August 2021), 4,555,465 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 68,529 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 211,774,028 COVID-19 cases and 4,431,497 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2.1%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories to the World Health […]

COVID-19 Tiered Public Health and Social Measure Framework for Africa

Introduction Tiered public health and social measures (PHSM) systems are a core component of effective COVID-19 preparedness, response and risk communication. These systems use indicators of disease spread to determine the appropriate level of PHSMs at a given time and in a given place, informing targeted interventions that are appropriate for different levels of disease […]

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (17 August 2021)

In addition to the Weekly Outbreak Brief and other documents on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that the African Union/Africa CDC and WHO/AFRO are taking to help African Union Member States, we share a biweekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as well […]

Outbreak Brief 83: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (10 August 2021), 4,556,501 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 68,634 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 207,218,563 COVID-19 cases and 4,362,968 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2.1%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories to the World Health […]