Africa UN Knowledge Hub for COVID-19

One of the key questions that remains is how well our immune systems deal with infection by the Omicron variant

Progress on neglected tropical diseases is now at real risk of reversal as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drug programmes have been interrupted, health budgets re-prioritised and aid cut.

The timeline tracks the development of the outbreak in 2022. Total cases as of March 10, 2022: 451,722,895, with 6,023,288 deaths. Total administered vaccine doses: 10,637,857,864.

The United States and African Union (AU) – Africa CDC renew partnership by signing an updated Memorandum of Cooperation

vaccination remains the strongest tool we have to slow the spread and lessen the impact of the disease. So why isn’t the vaccine already available to everyone, everywhere?

A fourth dose of a COVID vaccine may be “necessary” to protect populations against COVID-19, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said.

Up to 65% of Africans have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis finds.

Selon l’organisation mondiale en charge de la santé, le nombre de cas enregistrés chaque semaine « a régresse depuis 16 semaines, alors que le nombre de décès a diminué au cours des huit dernières semaines ».

The Ministry of Health and Child Care "has now commended an exercise to activate these QR codes which are now a requirement for travel to some countries,"

As of April 15, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,453,505 while over 273,418,843 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.