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The Impact of COVID-19 Across Africa - Interactive Dashboard

GeoPoll (2020) C2

The spread of COVID-19 poses a challenge for emerging markets such as those in Africa and Latin America. While governments around the world are suffering from a shortage of ventilators, hospital beds, and personal protective equipment, availability of these items is already extremely limited in some countries. You can also view the results in the interactive dashboard below, which will be updated with new data over time

Tags: interactive map, corona virus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, sub-sahara africa, data, survey, kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, Benin, Congo,

Source: https://www.geopoll.com/blog/report-covi

The impact of the COVID-19 response on the supply chain, availability and cost of generic antiretroviral medicines for HIV in low- and middle-income countries

UNAIDS (2020) C_WHO

The objective of this report is to assess the situational landscape during mid-May 2020 surrounding the value chain of the production and distribution of generic antiretroviral medicines in low- and-middle-income countries and to provide recommendations on mitigating the risks of potential disruptions

Tags: COVID-19, ART, access to art, HIV, treatment disruptions, Antiretroviral therapy (ART),

Source: https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/fil

Épidémiologie de l’économie et confinement de l’organisation COVID-19

Moungou Mbenda S.; et Ondoua Biwole V. Les pressen universitaires de Yaounde (2020) CC

Tags: Cameroon, COVID-19, contrôle des infections, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), social measures, Ethics,

Source: https://www.codesria.org/spip.php?articl

Disruption in HIV, Hepatitis and STI services due to COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

1 July 2020

Tags: HIV, STI, health systems, outbreak management, COVID-19, pandemic, Impact,

Source: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/

Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

Roberton, T.; et al. (2020) CC

The Lancet Global Health Published:May 12, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30229-1

Tags: Scenarios, global impact, mortality, mother and child health,

Source: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langl

Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on countries affected by HIV, tuberculosis and malaria

Global fund (2020) CC

While many of the countries hit by the COVID-19 in the first few months of the year are now beginning to relax lockdown measures as infection and death rates fall, in the regions most affected by HIV, TB and malaria, such as Africa, South Asia and Latin America, the pandemic continues to accelerate. In lower resource settings, lockdowns are less effective and hard to sustain, and clinical care facilities are extremely limited. In such environments, the response to COVID-19 must focus on containing the pandemic’s spread as far as possible through testing, contact tracing and isolation, protecting the health workforce through training and the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) and minimizing the knock-on impact on other diseases through shoring up fragile health systems, and adapting existing disease programs

Tags: pandemic, HIV/AIDS, disaster management,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/mitig

The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition

UN Secretary-General; UN Sustainable Development Group UNSDG (2020) C1

Policy Brief 2 June 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is a health and human crisis threatening the food security and nutrition of millions of people around the world. Hundreds of millions of people were already suffering from hunger and malnutrition before the virus hit and, unless immediate action is taken, we could see a global food emergency. In the longer term, the combined effects of COVID-19 itself, as well as corresponding mitigation measures and the emerging global recession could, without large-scale coordinated action, disrupt the functioning of food systems. Such disruption can result in consequences for health and nutrition of a severity and scale unseen for more than half a century

Tags: COVID-19, food insecurity, Impact,

Source: https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/file

COVID-19 Impacts on African Children - How to Protect-a-generation at Risk

Save the Children (2020) C1

This policy paper underscores that, although children do not represent a high-risk group for direct COVID-19 fatality, the pandemic posts far-reaching secondary impacts that heighten risks to African children’s rights and wellbeing

Tags: Impact, COVID-19, Children,

Source: https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.n

Rapid assessment of service delivery for NCDs during the COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

The main finding is that health services have been partially or completely disrupted in many countries. More than half (53%) of the countries surveyed have partially or completely disrupted services for hypertension treatment; 49% for treatment for diabetes and diabetes-related complications; 42% for cancer treatment, and 31% for cardiovascular emergencies. Rehabilitation services have been disrupted in almost two-thirds (63%) of countries, even though rehabilitation is key to a healthy recovery following severe illness from COVID-19

Tags: health system, NCD, non-communicable diseases, COVID-19, Impact, lockdown,

Source: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/

Health and Socio-Economic Impacts of Physical Distancing for Covid-19 in Africa. Policy Brief

Barasa, E.; et al. KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and African Academy of Sciences (2020) CC

Physical distancing measures are important to reduce COVID-19 transmission. However, when stringently applied, they can result in negative health and socio-economic impacts. This report draws on a rapid review of available literature, case studies from across Africa and expert knowledge to make recommendations on adapting classic physical distancing measures to the contextual realities in Africa and on mitigating potential negative impacts

Tags: physical distancing, social distancing, Impact, COVID-19, socio-economic impact,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

	The Impact of COVID-19 Across Africa - Interactive Dashboard GeoPoll (2020) C2 Open external link (170) Add to my MEDBOX The spread of COVID-19 poses a challenge for emerging markets such as those in Africa and Latin America. While governments around the world are suffering from a shortage of ventilators, hospital beds, and personal protective equipment, availability of these items is already extremely limited in some countries. You can also view the results in the interactive dashboard below, which will be updated with new data over time Tags: interactive map, corona virus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, sub-sahara africa, data, survey, kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, Benin, Congo, Source: https://www.geopoll.com/blog/report-covi
	The impact of the COVID-19 response on the supply chain, availability and cost of generic antiretroviral medicines for HIV in low- and middle-income countries UNAIDS (2020) C_WHO View PDF(2) Download (2) Add to my MEDBOX The objective of this report is to assess the situational landscape during mid-May 2020 surrounding the value chain of the production and distribution of generic antiretroviral medicines in low- and-middle-income countries and to provide recommendations on mitigating the risks of potential disruptions Tags: COVID-19, ART, access to art, HIV, treatment disruptions, Antiretroviral therapy (ART), Source: https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/fil
	Épidémiologie de l’économie et confinement de l’organisation COVID-19 Moungou Mbenda S.; et Ondoua Biwole V. Les pressen universitaires de Yaounde (2020) CC View PDF(6) Download (9) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: Cameroon, COVID-19, contrôle des infections, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), social measures, Ethics, Source: https://www.codesria.org/spip.php?articl
	Disruption in HIV, Hepatitis and STI services due to COVID-19 World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO View PDF(3) Download (2) Add to my MEDBOX 1 July 2020 Tags: HIV, STI, health systems, outbreak management, COVID-19, pandemic, Impact, Source: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/
	Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study Roberton, T.; et al. (2020) CC Open external link (115) Add to my MEDBOX The Lancet Global Health Published:May 12, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30229-1 Tags: Scenarios, global impact, mortality, mother and child health, Source: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langl
	Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on countries affected by HIV, tuberculosis and malaria Global fund (2020) CC View PDF(3) Download (3) Add to my MEDBOX While many of the countries hit by the COVID-19 in the first few months of the year are now beginning to relax lockdown measures as infection and death rates fall, in the regions most affected by HIV, TB and malaria, such as Africa, South Asia and Latin America, the pandemic continues to accelerate. In lower resource settings, lockdowns are less effective and hard to sustain, and clinical care facilities are extremely limited. In such environments, the response to COVID-19 must focus on containing the pandemic’s spread as far as possible through testing, contact tracing and isolation, protecting the health workforce through training and the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) and minimizing the knock-on impact on other diseases through shoring up fragile health systems, and adapting existing disease programs Tags: pandemic, HIV/AIDS, disaster management, Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/mitig
	The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition UN Secretary-General; UN Sustainable Development Group UNSDG (2020) C1 View PDF(9) Download (13) Add to my MEDBOX Policy Brief 2 June 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is a health and human crisis threatening the food security and nutrition of millions of people around the world. Hundreds of millions of people were already suffering from hunger and malnutrition before the virus hit and, unless immediate action is taken, we could see a global food emergency. In the longer term, the combined effects of COVID-19 itself, as well as corresponding mitigation measures and the emerging global recession could, without large-scale coordinated action, disrupt the functioning of food systems. Such disruption can result in consequences for health and nutrition of a severity and scale unseen for more than half a century Tags: COVID-19, food insecurity, Impact, Source: https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/file
	COVID-19 Impacts on African Children - How to Protect-a-generation at Risk Save the Children (2020) C1 View PDF(6) Download (6) Add to my MEDBOX This policy paper underscores that, although children do not represent a high-risk group for direct COVID-19 fatality, the pandemic posts far-reaching secondary impacts that heighten risks to African children’s rights and wellbeing Tags: Impact, COVID-19, Children, Source: https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.n
	Rapid assessment of service delivery for NCDs during the COVID-19 pandemic World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO View PDF(4) Download (9) Add to my MEDBOX The main finding is that health services have been partially or completely disrupted in many countries. More than half (53%) of the countries surveyed have partially or completely disrupted services for hypertension treatment; 49% for treatment for diabetes and diabetes-related complications; 42% for cancer treatment, and 31% for cardiovascular emergencies. Rehabilitation services have been disrupted in almost two-thirds (63%) of countries, even though rehabilitation is key to a healthy recovery following severe illness from COVID-19 Tags: health system, NCD, non-communicable diseases, COVID-19, Impact, lockdown, Source: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/
	Health and Socio-Economic Impacts of Physical Distancing for Covid-19 in Africa. Policy Brief Barasa, E.; et al. KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and African Academy of Sciences (2020) CC View PDF(4) Download (3) Add to my MEDBOX Physical distancing measures are important to reduce COVID-19 transmission. However, when stringently applied, they can result in negative health and socio-economic impacts. This report draws on a rapid review of available literature, case studies from across Africa and expert knowledge to make recommendations on adapting classic physical distancing measures to the contextual realities in Africa and on mitigating potential negative impacts Tags: physical distancing, social distancing, Impact, COVID-19, socio-economic impact, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

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