This policy brief draws from the latest evidence on the impact of vaccination program start date and vaccine rollout rates on health benefits. The objective is to support policymakers on decisions to procure COVID-19 vaccines and roll out vaccination programmes in countries, especially those
where ...large proportions of the population remain unvaccinated.
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“Guide to facilitate the implementation of the WHO/UNICEF “Guidance on developing a national deployment and vaccination plan for COVID-19 vaccines” for Africa
تطوير لقاح مرض فيروس كورونا ] واستراتيجية المستجد [COVID-19
A Estratégia Conjunta Continental Africana para a COVID-19 é sustentada pela necessidade de limitar a transmissão, prevenir mortes e reduzir os danos associados. A participação das nações africanas em ensaios clínicos é um passo essencial para garantir que sejam gerados dados suficientes so...bre a segurança e eficácia dos candidatos a vacinas mais promissores entre as populações da região.
Embora a actual actividade de ensaios clínicos COVID-19 no continente seja limitada, a África tem uma experiência e capacidades substanciais para conduzir ensaios clínicos de vacinas preventivas numa série de doenças, e muitas organizações no continente estão a trabalhar incansavelmente para ajudar a preparar ensaios adicionais sobre potenciais vacinas COVID-19.
Disponível em inglês, francês e português
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March 2020
The number of African Union Member States reporting COVID-
19 cases is increasing and there is a likelihood of community transmission. The WHO recently modified the COVID-19 suspect case definition to include severe acute respiratory infection and advises testing of all severe acute r...espiratory illness (SARI) cases.1 However, many Member States have not yet started implementing these changes, they are still focussing surveillance efforts on individuals with travel history to an area with local COVID-19 transmission. This means patients with similar symptoms, but no apparent contact, may not
be investigated.
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Formation d'orientation pendant 2 jours25 Juin 2020
A Public Health EOC (PHEOC) serves as a hub for coordinating the preparation for, response to, and recovery from public health emergencies. The preparation includes planning, such as risk and resource mapping, development of plans and procedures, and training and exercising. The response includes al...l activities related to investigation, response and recovery. The PHEOC also serves as a hub for coordinating resources and information to support response actions during a public health emergency and enhances communication and collaboration among relevant stakeholders.
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Orientations dans le cadre de la COVID-19
Key findings from a February 2021 survey from the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC)