Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Zambia
What is the purpose of this report? This report describes findings from a telephone survey with 1,328 people conducted in February 2021. The survey examined how people respond to public health and social measures (PHSMs) to prevent COVID-19. The sample is representative of households with access to a landline or cell phone, but does not […]
Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Zimbabwe
What is the purpose of this report? This report describes findings from a telephone survey with 1,284 people conducted in February 2021. The survey examined how people respond to public health and social measures (PHSMs) to prevent COVID-19. The sample is representative of households with access to a landline or cell phone, but does not […]
Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Mozambique
What is the purpose of this report? This report describes findings from a telephone survey with 1,333 people conducted in February 2021. The survey examined how people respond to public health and social measures (PHSMs) to prevent COVID-19. The sample is representative of households with access to a landline or cell phone, but does not […]
Outbreak Brief 61: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (9 March 2021), 3,083,440 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 60,154 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 119,612,568 COVID-19 cases and 2,650,049 related deaths (case fatality rate (CFR): 2.2%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases […]
COVID 19 Vaccine Perceptions: A 15 country study
1.1 Introduction and Background 1.1.1 Introduction and research aims Since the emergence of COVID 19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 the disease has been declared a global pandemic and has been associated with the deaths of more than 2 3 million people around the world. It continues to be a dynamic and evolving pandemic. […]
Outbreak Brief 60: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (2 March 2021), 2,700,450 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 61,692 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 116,529,128 COVID-19 cases and 2,589,895 related deaths (case fatality rate (CFR): 2.2%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases […]
Outbreak Brief 59: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (23 February 2021), 2,718,963 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 65,002 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 113,828,678 COVID-19 cases and 2,526,521 related deaths (case fatality rate (CFR): 2.2%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases […]
COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (02 March 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 weekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as […]
Africa Regulatory Taskforce has Endorsed the Emergency Used Listing for Two Versions of the AstraZeneca-Oxford Vaccine
Africa Regulatory Taskforce has Endorsed the Emergency Used Listing for Two Versions of the AstraZeneca-Oxford Vaccine (AstraZeneca-SKBio in South Korea and Serum Institute of India) 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 […]
Outbreak Brief 58: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (16 February 2021), 2,351,225 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 66,384 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 111,109,715 COVID-19 cases and 2,463,210 related deaths (case fatality rate (CFR): 2.2%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases […]