Country Response On Health

This page lists key information resources including policy responses outlining how Member States in Africa have responded to COVID-19 and the impact it is having on their health sector.
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Country Response on Health (via Min. of Health)

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
D.R. of the Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia (Republic of The)
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Country Response on Quarentine Measures

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
D.R. of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia (Republic of The)
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Country Response on Vaccination

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
D.R. of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia (Republic of The)
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Publications

Publications
Covid-19 Vaccination Program Communications Priorities 10 – 16 April 2023 title=

Covid-19 Vaccination Program Communications Priorities 10 – 16 April 2023

Covid-19 Vaccination Program Communications Priorities 10 – 16 April 2023

Covid-19 Vaccination Program Communications Priorities 10 – 16 April 2023
COVID-19 Response in Africa bulletin: Situation and Response in the WHO AFRO Region (Issue 10, Dec-Feb 2023) title=

COVID-19 Response in Africa bulletin: Situation and Response in the WHO AFRO Region (Issue 10, Dec-Feb 2023)

COVID-19 Response in Africa bulletin: Situation and Response in the WHO AFRO Region (Issue 10, Dec-Feb 2023)

COVID-19 Response in Africa bulletin: Situation and Response in the WHO AFRO Region (Issue 10, Dec-Feb 2023)
Health system response to COVID-19 among primary health care units in Ethiopia: A qualitative study title=

Health system response to COVID-19 among primary health care units in Ethiopia: A qualitative study

Health system response to COVID-19 among primary health care units in Ethiopia: A qualitative study

Health system response to COVID-19 among primary health care units in Ethiopia: A qualitative study
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Telemedicine title=

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Telemedicine

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Telemedicine

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Telemedicine
COVID-19 Newsletter title=

COVID-19 Newsletter

COVID-19 Newsletter

COVID-19 Newsletter
South Africa COVID-19 and Vaccine Social Listening Report title=

South Africa COVID-19 and Vaccine Social Listening Report

South Africa COVID-19 and Vaccine Social Listening Report

South Africa COVID-19 and Vaccine Social Listening Report
Strategic Response to COVID-19 in the WHO African Region title=

Strategic Response to COVID-19 in the WHO African Region

Strategic Response to COVID-19 in the WHO African Region

Strategic Response to COVID-19 in the WHO African Region
ACT-Accelerator Strategic Plan & Budget title=

ACT-Accelerator Strategic Plan & Budget

ACT-Accelerator Strategic Plan & Budget

ACT-Accelerator Strategic Plan & Budget
Financing health for all : increase, transform and redirect title=

Financing health for all : increase, transform and redirect

Financing health for all : increase, transform and redirect

Financing health for all : increase, transform and redirect
Building competitive and resilient pharmaceutical value chains through the African continental free trade area title=

Building competitive and resilient pharmaceutical value chains through the African continental free trade area

Building competitive and resilient pharmaceutical value chains through the African continental free trade area

Building competitive and resilient pharmaceutical value chains through the African continental free trade area
Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccines in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Six National Phone Surveys title=

Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccines in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Six National Phone Surveys

Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccines in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Six National Phone Surveys

Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccines in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Six National Phone Surveys

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Video Reference
Multimedia Videos

Multimedia

Covid-19 impact on child vaccinations in Africa

| Newzroom Afrika

Impact of Covid-19 on child vaccinations in Africa

| Newzroom Afrika

Reaching refugees in Chad with COVID-19 vaccines

| WHO

CDC and Nigeria collaborate for COVID-19 response (1 minute)

| CDC

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Featured Stories

Featured Stories

After COVID-19: The journey towards recovery in Eastern Africa

Whilst Eastern Africa was spared the brunt of COVID-19 cases in comparison to other regions in the Global South, its health systems still felt the…

Aga Khan Foundation | Read More

From COVID-19 to cholera: Malawi’s health workers fight to get…

First COVID-19, then a prolonged cholera outbreak – overlapping crises have stretched Malawi’s health workers to breaking point, as routine…

GAVI | Read More

Exploring COVID-19 immunization speed and timing in Africa

Scientists have rapidly developed vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)

News Medical | Read More

Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children to put progress back on track

The unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization services has driven up the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children.

WHO – Africa | Read More

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