Guidance for the continuation of essential health services during COVID-19 pandemic
This document provides guidance for African Union Member States on actions to be taken to ensure they continue to meet all the health needs of their citizens in accordance with achieving the objectives of the Africa Health Strategy 2016 – 2030.
Guidance for mental health and psychosocial support for COVID-19
This document provides guidance to African Union Member States on key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations in relation to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It contains useful guidance on MHPSS for the community, healthcare workers, caregivers of vulnerable populations and people in quarantine, isolation or treatment centers(1) (2). This guidance aims to […]
COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 26 May 2020
In addition to our weekly brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help member states, Africa CDC has begun to share a weekly brief detailing the latest changes in scientific knowledge and public health policy changes, as well as updates to the latest guidance from WHO and […]
Outbreak Brief 19: COVID-19 Pandemic – 26 May 2020
Since the last brief (19 May 2020), 686,640 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 27,174 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 5,308,641 COVID-19 cases and 342,151 (CFR: 6.5%) related deaths have been reported worldwide. Worldwide, a total of 215 countries and territories have reported COVID-19 cases. No new […]
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children and adolescents temporally related to COVID-19
More than 5 million confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including more than 320,000 deaths, have been reported globally as of 22 May 2020. Similarly, close 100,000 confirmed cases with over 3,000 deaths have been reported from Africa. Children aged 0–14 years constitute only 2.1% of confirmed cases. Suspected pediatric clinical cases compatible with […]
COVID-19 guidance for educational settings
This guidance will assist staff, students and caregivers in schools (including day care centres, pre-school, primary and secondary schools), higher educational institutions (including universities, research institutes) and other educational institutions with how to address coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during different outbreak phases as defined in the Africa CDC Stepwise Response. This guidance complements the Africa […]
COVID-19 guidance for the transportation sector
Background This guidance will assist the transportation sector, including transport authorities, companies, independent or informal drivers, and passengers, in addressing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for different outbreak phases as defined in the Africa CDC Stepwise Response. This guidance complements the Africa CDC Guidance for Community Physical Distancing, which includes further details on how to engage […]
COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 19 May 2020
In addition to our weekly brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help member states, Africa CDC has begun to share a weekly brief detailing the latest changes in scientific knowledge and public health policy changes, as well as updates to the latest guidance from WHO and […]
Outbreak Brief 18: COVID-19 Pandemic – 19 May 2020
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (12 May 2020), 612,686 new confirmed[1] coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 32,990 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 4,622,001 COVID-19 cases and 311,916 (CFR: 7%) related deaths have been reported worldwide. Worldwide, a total of 215 countries and territories have reported COVID-19 cases. […]
Leveraging the DHIS2 platform for COVID-19 surveillance data use
Topic: Leveraging the DHIS2 platform for COVID-19 surveillance data use Presenters: Prosper Behumbiize and Rebecca Porter, Global Health Information Systems Programs (HISP)