Africa UN Knowledge Hub for COVID-19

“WHO is working with scientists and researchers around the world to make this happen through the many networks working with the R&D Blueprint, and the Solidarity Trials for Vaccines and Therapeutics, to help make clinical trials speedier and more efficient.” Said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.

“The virus is running freely and countries are not effectively managing the disease burden based on their capacity, in terms of both hospitalisation for acute cases and the expanding number of people with post covid-19 condition - often referred to as long-covid.” Said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.

Few African countries have the facilities needed to identify new variants

“The COVID 19 Global Action Plan provides a necessary platform for political leadership and engagement.” Said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.

Covid-19 vaccination remains a key priority for Africa as the continent works towards ensuring 70pc of the population is vaccinated by the end of 2022, according to the Africa CDC.

“The WHO World Report on the health of refugees and migrants is a landmark and an alarm bell.” Said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.

“As the virus continues to circulate widely, new and dangerous variants are emerging, including some which reduce the efficacy of vaccines.” Said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.

“As we have seen with COVID-19, misinformation and disinformation can spread rapidly online, so we call on social media platforms, tech companies and news organizations to work with us to prevent and counter harmful information.” Said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.

As of August 4th, African Union Member States are reporting over 11.9 million COVID-19 cases in Africa, (11,996,636). This accounts for 3% of total cases reported globally.

Pathologists Lancet Kenya has announced a 28 per cent reduction in Covid-19 test costs for all walk-in clients effective August 1.