Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Liberia
Background: Public health and social measures (PHSMs) are an important strategy to slow transmission of COVID-19 and reduce the pressure on health care systems, but they can place a significant burden on people, especially when they restrict movement or access to services. This brief aims to inform policy decisions in Liberia that balance the benefit […]
Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Background: Public health and social measures (PHSMs) are an important strategy to slow transmission of COVID-19 and reduce the pressure on health care systems, but they can place a significant burden on people, especially when they restrict movement or access to services. This brief aims to inform policy decisions in Democratic Republic of the Congo […]
Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Côte d’Ivoire
Background: Public health and social measures (PHSMs) are an important strategy to slow transmission of COVID-19 and reduce the pressure on health care systems, but they can place a significant burden on people, especially when they restrict movement or access to services. This brief aims to inform policy decisions in Côte d’Ivoire that balance the […]
Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Cameroon
Background: Public health and social measures (PHSMs) are an important strategy to slow transmission of COVID-19 and reduce the pressure on health care systems, but they can place a significant burden on people, especially when they restrict movement or access to services. This brief aims to inform policy decisions in Cameroon that balance the benefit […]
COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (08 September 2020)
In addition to our Weekly Outbreak Brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help African Union Member States. Africa CDC shares a weekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as well as updates to the latest guidance […]
Webinar Series on Surveillance for Covid-19
To Support Epidemiologists, Surveillance Officers andCOVID-19 Outbreak Response Teams of Member Statesin their response to COVID-19. TOPIC: Country Experiences in Implementing the Public Health Corridor During Resumption of Flights
Outbreak Brief 33: COVID-19 Pandemic – 1 September 2020
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (25 August 2020), 1,776,122 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 37,982 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 25,126,084 COVID-19 cases and 844,601 (case fatality rate (CFR): 3.4%) related deaths have been reported from 215 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases […]
COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (25 August 2020)
In addition to our Weekly Outbreak Brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help African Union Member States. Africa CDC shares a weekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as well as updates to the latest guidance […]
Outbreak Brief 32: COVID-19 Pandemic – 25 August 2020
Mise à jour sur l’épidémie: Depuis le dernier bulletin d’information (18 Août 2020), 2 037 959 nouveaux cas confirmés1 de coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) et 44,362 nouveaux décès ont été signalés dans le monde. À ce jour, un total de 23 349 962 cas de COVID-19 et 806 619 (Taux de létalité (TdL): 3.5%) décès ont […]
PERC: Brief on Public Health and Social Measure Implementation in Africa
Table of Contents I. Africa COVID-19 Situation Metrics Key Trends Disease Dynamics PHSM Implementation & Adherence PHSM Burden II. Regional Analysis Central Africa Eastern Africa Northern Africa Southern Africa Western Africa III. Annex Aims and Approach Methods and Limitations Epidemiological Indicators Data Sources Reporting Rates Resources