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Africa CDC Vaccine Dashboard
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC
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Africa: cancer control Series

The Lancet (2013) C1
Sub-Saharan Africa faces a major public-health challenge from non-communicable diseases. Although infectious diseases continue to afflict Africa, the proportion of the overall disease burden in sub- ... more
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Trends in silicosis prevalence and the healthy worker effect among gold miners in South Africa: a prevalence study with follow up of employment status

Knight, D.; Ehrlich, R.; Fielding, K.; et al. BMC Public Health (2015) CC2
Given the intimate association between silicosis and tuberculosis, understanding the epidemiology of the South African gold mining industry silicosis epidemic is essential to current initiatives to control both silicosis and tuberculosis in this population, one of the most heavily affected globally. ... more
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Covid-19 RCCE Strategies for Cross-Border Movement in Eastern and Southern Africa

Social Science in Humanitarian Action (2020) CC
Key Considerations This brief focuses on cross-border movement in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and its implications for development of risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) strategies aimed at preventing transmission of COVID-19 i ... more
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Under Siege - Impact of COVID-19 on Girls in Africa

ACPF, Plan International (2020) CC
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and added yet another layer of vulnerability to an already dire web of vulnerabilities of girls in the African continent, which constitute about 49% of the total child population. Critically, gender equality and girls’ multidimensional vulnerability have been ... more
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Disease Surveillance, Emergency Preparedness and Response in Eastern and Southern Africa

World Bank, et al. (2021) CC
A Situational Assessment and Five-YearAction Plan for the Africa CDC Strengthening Regional Public Health Institutions and Capacity for Surveillance and Response Program
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Strategy for Quality Health infrastructure in Africa 2021-2030 Revised Version

AHVPAHHD Departments African Development Bank Group (2021) CC
The African Development Bank has launched a consultation process with health ministers and other partners as it develops a strategy to drive enhanced access to health services across Africa through 2030. Input from ministers in the Bank’s 54 re ... more
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Male engagement in HIV testing, treatment and prevention in eastern and southern Africa — A framework for action

UNAIDS (2022) C_WHO
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Implications of Ukraine Conflict on Food Access and Availability in the Eastern Africa Region, Update #2, March 2022

World Food Programme WFP (2022) CC
The disruptions in imports, production and the related surge in food prices induced by the current conflict in Ukraine have the potential to worsen the food security situation in the Eastern Africa Region, which is already been impacted by the effec ... more
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WFP Regional Drought Response Plan for the Horn of Africa (January – December 2023)

World Food Programme WFP (2023) CC
After five consecutive below-average rains, the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa is expanding and deepening. Combined with insecurity and macroeconomic volatility, the impact of the drought on food and nutrition security has been devasta ... more
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Research and Development Priorities for COVID-19 in Africa

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; World Health Organization WHO, et al. (2021) CC
February 2021. Improving our response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Africa requires regularly updated information, constant innovation, and considerable support towards research and development (R&D) for priorities that respond to the African ... more
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A Framework for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision - Effective HIV Prevention and a gateway t improved adolesecent boys' & Men's health in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2021

World Health Organization (WHO); UNAIDS World Health Organization (WHO); UNAIDS (2016) C_WHO
Policy Brief VMMC 2021
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Voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in 14 priority countries in eastern and southern Africa

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
WHO Progress Brief Progress Brief July 2017
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IOM Continental Strategy for Africa 2020–2024

International Organization for Migration IOM (2020) C1
Intra-African migration remains a dominant trend in contemporary African migration. The Strategy frames the Organization’s new orientation with Africa at policy and strategic levels. It is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Global Com ... more
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Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Movement of Essential Health and Humanitarian Supplies and Personnel in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2020) C_WHO
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Framework for Fair, Equitable and Timely Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa. Highlights Day 1

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
The virtual conference, co-organised by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) brought together African leaders, pu ... more
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Safe Reopening of Borders to Save Lives, Economies and Livelihoods in Africa

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; et al. (2021) C1
17 February 2021 During the second joint meeting of African ministers responsible for health, ICT and transport on the rollout of the Africa Against COVID-19: Saving Lives, Economies and Livelihoods campaign, a call was made to African countries to ... more
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2021 HIV and AIDS Eastern and Southern Africa Snapshot - Pregnant women, children and adolescents November 2021

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2021) C_UNICEF
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Improving the Quality of PrEP Implementation for Adolescent Girls and Young Women: An implementation brief to support programming in Eastern and Southern Africa

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa; UNICEF (2021) C_WHO
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) remain disproportionately affected by HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), with 26 per cent of new infections attributed to this population. AGYW face many personal, social and structural barriers to acce ... more
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RCCE for COVID-19 vaccine demand in Eastern and Southern Africa : Special Edition on older persons

HelpAge; UNICEF; RCC Service (2022) C_UNICEF
Data for Action March 2022, Issue 5
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Rethinking the Top-Down Approach to Schistosomiasis Control and Elimination in Sub-Saharan Africa

Onasanya A. et al. (2021) CC
The control and elimination of schistosomiasis have over the last two decades involved several strategies, with the current strategy by the World Health Organization (WHO) focusing mainly on treatment with praziquantel during mass drug administration (MDA). However, the disease context is complex wi ... more
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Building climate change into care reform in Eastern and Southern Africa

UNICEF (2023) C_UNICEF
This papers argues that climate change is the greatest threat to children's care in the region
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Act now for children: How a global pandemic is changing the lives of children in Middle East and Eastern Europe region

World Vision (2020) CC
New research explores the stress children in World Vision programmes in the Middle East and Eastern Europe region are under due to COVID-19. In addition to their fear that they themselves or their loved ones will catch the disease, children worry ab ... more
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The Current State of CHW Training Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Need to Do

C. Redick; H. S. Faich Dini; L.-A. Long One Million Community Worker Campaign; mPowering Frontline Health Workers (2014) C2
July 2014 This report was made possible through support provided by the One Million Community Health Workers Campaign, mPowering Frontline Health Workers, Intel, and USAID. This report was authored by Cindil Redick for mPowering Frontline Health Workers under the terms of Contract No. GHS-A-00-08 ... more
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لمكافحة الأمراض والوقاية منها ] Africa CDC [ بشأن التباعد البدني، الدعم الاجتماعي التباعد البدني المجتمعي خلال جائحة مرض فيروس كورونا المستجد ] ]COVID-19 دليل المراكز الأفريقية

African Union, Africa CDC (2020) C_CDC
This guidance document addresses how physical distancing (referred to in previous guidance documents as ‘social distancing’) can help slow down transmission.
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Dispelling COVID vaccines myths in Africa (Arabic)

Centre d’études stratégiques de l’Afrique (2021) CC
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Statement on medications to treat Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (2020) C_CDC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is concerned about inaccurate information being distributed through traditional and social media regarding prevention and treatment ... more
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Questions and answers on COVID-19 vaccine

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC
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African Union Member States COVID-19 Emergency Numbers (Hotlines)

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C2
Accessed: 31.03.2020 French: ÉTATS MEMBRES DE L’UNION AFRICAINE NUMÉROS D’URGENCE DE LA COVID-19 (HOTLINES) - Centres africains de prévention et de contrôle des maladies Arabic: أرقام الطوارئ المخصصة للكوفيد-١٩ في الدول ... more
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Recommendations for Stepwise Response to COVID-19

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; AMREF; ASLM; et al. (2020) C2
March 2020 This document provides a high-level mapping of outbreak stages with guidance on how to time the minimum uptake of different interventions that have been recommended by Africa CDC, driven by evidence and science.
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COVID-19 Guidance on use of personal protective equipment for different clinical settings and activities
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Africa CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC
This document provides guidance to African Union Member States based on a specific request from Member States for a checklist/guidance of the required personal protective equipment (PPE) needed by healthcare workers and care givers for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This document ... more
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Statement on the use of Dexamethasone for severely ill COVID-19 Patients

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is aware of the media releases of the preliminary results of a large randomized clinical trial conducted in the United Kingdom, which i ... more
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Position Statement on transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by pre-asymptomatic and asymptomatic individuals

Africa CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
Over the past weeks, there has been wide media attention on the risk of transmission of the novel coronavirus [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)] by asymptomatic individuals. This situation has also been extensively discussed on various platforms globally. The purpose of t ... more
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Statement on herbal remedies and medicines for prevention and treatment of COVID-19

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
This statement aims to provide guidance and recommendation to African Union Member States in responding to the following questions: What should countries do when announcing identification of a herbal remedy or medicine? What are the implications for the rest of the continent?
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Strategies for managing acute shortages of personal protective equipment during COVID-19 pandemic
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
This guidance provides considerations and a series of options that can be used to inform country strategies in managing any shortages of personal protective equipment.Re-use and reprocessing of single-use PPE must be a last resort temporary measure to be adopted until stocks are replenished. The WH ... more
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Guidance on pooled testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the use of pooled sample testing strategy in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing laboratories of the African Union Member States for scaling up SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing capacity with the available resources. The current document descr ... more
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COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Access Strategy

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
Available in English, French, Portuguese and Arabic Successful immunization of a critical mass of the African population with one or several safe and efficacious COVID-19 vaccines.Key objectives1. Accelerate African involvement in the clinical development of a vaccine. 2. Ensur ... more
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COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Access Strategy (Arabic Version)

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
تطوير لقاح مرض فيروس كورونا ] واستراتيجية المستجد [COVID-19
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IPC guidelines for ambulances transferring known or suspected COVID-19 cases
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
These guidelines outline the minimum operational guidance for infection prevention and control (IPC) in ambulances transferring suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients. Ambulance staff should be trained in the procedures outlined here as part of their induction and prior to starting work. They are ... more
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Standard operating procedures for caregivers in COVID-19 treatment centres
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
Caregivers provide invaluable service and support to patients in health facilities. In many health systems, caregivers (often members of the patient’s family or friends) are responsible for providing basic care for a patient, including providing food and drinks, cleaning clothes and bed linen, as ... more
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COVID-19 Managment: Curriculum for Community Health Workers
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sub-Saharan Africa has only 3% of the world’s health workers to cater for 11% of the world population, bearing over 25% of the global disease burden (WHO, 2014). With a steady increase in reported ... more
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Promoting mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic: A policymaker’s guide

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC
This document draws on scientific evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic and from prior public health research on behaviour change, with the purpose of empowering African Union Member States to promote widespread adoption of masks in the general population. This document complements existing ... more
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Statement on the Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) C1
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug approved for the treatment of parasitic infections, including strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis in humans. There is a reported increase in the use of ivermectin for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 by the public in African Union Member States. Currently ... more
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2nd International Conference on Re-emerging Infectious Diseases: Scientific Report

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Africa CDC (2019) C_CDC
In 2007, WHO warned that infectious diseases are emerging and re-emerging at a rate that has not been seen before. The potential for infectious diseases to spread rapidly results in high morbidity and mortality, causing a potential global public health treat of major concern. Several factors are ... more
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Catalogue of Key Eye Health Indicators in the African Region

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2017) C_WHO
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Framework for One Health Practice in National Public Health Institutes
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC
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Reunion ministerielle d’urgence de l'union Africaine sur le COVID-19

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Safeguarding Africa's Health) (2020) C2
22 février 2020 Addis-Abeba, Éthiopie
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تعليمات بسيطة حول كيفية عدم استخدام قناع الوجه

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C_CDC
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WHO African Region COVID-19 Readiness Status – Readiness Status by Country

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2022) C_WHO
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Wearing a face mask CORRECTLY can help prevent the spread of #COVID19 to others

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
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Simple instructions on how to use a face mask

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C_CDC
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Instructions simples indiquant comment utiliser un masque

African Union, Africa CDC (2020) C_CDC
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Instrucoes simples sobre como usar uma máscara

African Union, Africa CDC (2020) C_CDC
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Instrucoes simples sobre como nao usar uma máscara

African Union, Africa CDC (2020) C_CDC
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Simple instructions on how not to use a face mask

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C_CDC
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Interim Guidance on the Use of Rapid Antibody Tests for COVID-19 Response
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC
The speed of developing diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been quite remarkable. Diagnostics have focused on nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) to identify infected individuals in acute-phase disease for timely implementation of mitiga ... more
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Technical guidance on laboratory operations for coronavirus disease (COVID-19 ) testing in the WHO African region
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World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Africa (2020) C_WHO
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Orientations techniques sur les activités des laboratoires relatives aux tests de dépistage de la maladie à coronavirus (COVID-19) dans la Région africaine de l’OMS
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World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Africa (2020) C_WHO
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Establishing COVID-19 triage stations at healthcare facilities. Key instructions and tips
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World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Africa (2020) C_WHO
Available in Englisch, French and Portuguese
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Guidance document for a differentiated response to COVID-19 outbreak in urban and rural settings
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World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Africa (2020) C_WHO
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Certification and Quality Check of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Africa (2020) C_WHO
Guidance to Countries
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Stratégies proposées pour gérer les graves pénuries d'Equipement de Protection Individuelle (EPI) pendant la pandémie de la COVID-19
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
This guidance provides considerations and a series of options that can be used to inform country strategies in managing any shortages of personal protective equipment.Re-use and reprocessing of single-use PPE must be a last resort temporary measure to be adopted until stocks are replenished. The WH ... more
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Consortium du Centre Africain pour le Contrôle et la Prévention des Maladies (CACM) pour les essais cliniques sur le vaccin contre la COVID-19 (CONCVACT)

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
La stratégie continentale commune africaine pour COVID-19 est sous-tendue par la nécessité de limiter la transmission, de prévenir les décès et de réduire les dommages associés. La participation des nations africaines aux essais cliniques est une étape essentielle pour garantir la productio ... more
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Interim Guidance on the Use of Rapid Antigen tests for COVID-19 Response
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
16 Dec. 2020 This document provides guidance to Ministries of Health (MOHs), laboratory personnel and implementing partners in African Union Member States on the application of rapid antigen tests to COVID-19 testing. The guidance serves as reference for policymakers, laboratory leads, implementing ... more
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Quality Assurance Framework for SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Testing for Diagnosis of COVID-19
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; AMREF; ASLM; et al. (2021) CC
ASLM in collaboration with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and in partnership with the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Amref and Last Mile Health present the Quality Assurance Framework for SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Testing f ... more
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Cadre de l'Assurance Qualité Test de Diagnostic Rapide de l'Antigene COV-2-SARS
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; AMREF; ASLM; et al. (2021) CC
ASLM in collaboration with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and in partnership with the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Amref and Last Mile Health present the Quality Assurance Framework for SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Testing f ... more
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Social media assets & Infographics

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2021) C_WHO
Here you can download Infographics & Posters for Communication and Medica Actions
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COVID-19 & Community Health Workers
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC
2-Day Orientation training Orientation Training, 1 Febr. 2021 Community Health Workers (CHWs) are an essential part of the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) Initiative • Africa CDC set up PACT to drive forward the ... more
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Les agents de santé communautaires et la COVID-19

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC
Formation d'orientation pendant 2 jours25 Juin 2020
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Guidance on Diagnosis and Management of People with Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) C_CDC
This guidance covers diagnosis and care of patients with long-term effects of COVID-19. It makes recommendations for the care of adults and children who have new or ongoing symptoms 4 weeks or more after the start of acute COVID-19. It is meant for health and care practitioners. This interim documen ... more
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The Use of Pulse Oximeter by Public & Healthcare Providers in the Community for Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC
27 May 2021 This is a document to support the use of pulse oximeter for assessment of suspected and confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the community. It is a well-known fact that Covid-19 can present as “happy hypoxia” with minimum symptoms of severe respiratory distress despite significant low ox ... more
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Health workforce thresholds for supporting attainment of universal health coverage in the African Region

Health Workforce Team of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHOAFRO) WHO Regional Office for Africa (2021) C_WHO
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Regional guide for determining health workforce staffing norms and standards for health facilities

WHO Universal Health CoverageLife Course Cluster, WHO Regional Office WHO Regional Office for Africa (2021) C_WHO
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Africaʼs response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A summary of country reports

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2022) C_WHO
January 2020 to December 2021
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Ensuring health security in the African region - Emergency preparedness and response flagship programmes

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2022) C_WHO
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), in accordance with recommendations from various WHO committees, has developed three flagship programmes to support Member States in the African region to prepare for, detect and re ... more
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The health of the people: what works – the African Regional Health Report 2014

World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa (2014) C_WHO
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Recommendations for Stepwise Response to COVID-19 (Arabic)

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C2
Accessed: 31.03.2020
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The Regional Training And Certification Program For Biosafety And Biosecurity Professionals (Arabic Version)

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) C1
Biosafety involves the implementation of containment principles, technologies and practices to prevent unintentional exposure to biological agents. Biosecurity involves the protection, control and accountability of biological materials and information related to these materials and dualuse research, ... more
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A Practical Guide for TB and HIV Service Integration at Primary Health Care Facilities

Dept. of Health, Republic of South Africa (2012) C1
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UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office Annual Report 2017

Unicef (Eastern and Southern Africa Office) (2017)
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Differentiated service delivery for Adolescents and young people living with HIV: A situational analysis in South Africa

L. Ndlovu; A. Ronan; T. Ngoato; et al. PATA; IAS; ITPC; et al. (2019) C2
Accessed: 27.10.2019
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Statement on medications to treat Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (Arabic)

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC); African Union (2020) C_CDC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is concerned about inaccurate information being distributed through traditional and social media regarding prevention and treatment ... more
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Statement on the Efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) against the SARS-CoV-2 Variants
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) C1
On the 9 February 2021, Africa CDC convened a special session of the Africa Task Force for COVID-19 to review existing data and evidence and recommend
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Multimorbidity, control and treatment of noncommunicable diseases among primary healthcare attenders in the Western Cape, South Africa

Folb, N., Levitt, N.S., Backmann, M.O., et al (2015) CC
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2016 Africa Report on Internal Displacement

Norwegian Refugee Council, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (2016) C1
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Guidance on Setting Up an Isolation Ward for COVID-19 Cases (Arabic Version)
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
إرشاداتٌ حول إنشاء عنابر العزل الخاصة بالحالات المصابة بفيروس كورونا المستجد This document simplifies the WHO guidance on severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) treatment centres and is meant to be accessible to healthcare work ... more
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Declaração sobre Medicamentos para o Tratamento da nova doença de Coronavírus (COVID-19)

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC); Centro Africano de prevenção e luta contra doenças ; União Africana (2020) C_CDC
O Centro Africano de Prevenção e Luta contra Doenças (CDC-África) está preocupado com a divulgação de informações incorrectas através de meios de comunicação tradicionais e sociais sobre a prevenção e o tratamento de nova doença de co ... more
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إرشادات بشأن التباعد الجسدي المجتمعي أثناء جائحة COVID-19

African Union, Africa CDC (2020) C_CDC
إرشادات حول الإبعاد الجسدي المجتمعي خلال جائحة Covid-19
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Guidance for the continuation of essential health services during COVID-19 pandemic. Arabic Version

Africa CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
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Position Statement on transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by pre-asymptomatic and asymptomatic individuals - Arabic version

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
ل المتلازمة التنفسية الحادة ٢خطر انتقال فيروس كورونا المستجدعلى مدى الأسابيع الماضية، كان هناك اهتمام واسع من جانب وسائل الإعلام حو [فيروس السارس ) من قبل الأفراد ع ... more
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المراكز الأفريقية لمكافحة الأمراض والوقاية منها بيان حول العلاجات والأدوية العشبية Statement on herbal remedies and medicines for prevention and treatment of Covid-19

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
تقوم الأدوية التقليدية أو الأدوية النباتية المعتمدة على الأعشاب بدور كأدوية بديلة. عليه، فإنه من المهم ٍ واسعٍم على نطاقَستخدُالأمراض في إفريقيا وتتقييم كلٍّ من س ... more
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Statement on the use of Dexamethasone for severely ill COVID-19 Patients - Arabic Version

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
إن حول الإصدارات الإعلامية للنتائج الأولية للتجربة الإكلينيكية العشوائية ٍّتام) والتي تضمنت ديكساميثازون على إدراك Africa CDC المركز الأفر ... more
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Guidance on Environmental decontamination in the context of COVID-19 - Arabic Verion

Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; African Union (2020) C1
]. تختلف مخاطر التلوث COVID-19المادية في سياق جائحة مرض فيروس كـــورونـا المستجد [السطحي وانتقال العدوى باختلاف نوع الإعداد وحجم السكان الذين يترددون على كل مكان (مثل: م ... more
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Guidance on Resumption of Travel and Cross-border Surveillance (Arabic Version)

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
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Eastern Africa: El Niño impact and humanitarian needs (as of December 2015)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2015) C1
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Closing the mental health treatment gap in South Africa: a review of costs and cost-effectiveness

Jack, H.; R.G. Wagner, I. Petersen, et al. (2014) CC
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HIV/AIDS in the South-East Asia region: progress and challenges

R. Pendse; S. Gupta; D. Yu; S. Sarkar World Health Organization South-East Asia Region (2016) C_WHO
Journal of Virus Eradication 2016; 2 (Supplement 4): 1–6 Review
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COVID-19: Training slides based on guidelines for case-finding, diagnosis, management and public health response in South Africa

Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis and Outbreak Response National Department of Health, South Africa (2020) C2
Outline • Welcome and objectives • Microbiology, epidemiology and clinical presentation • Surveillance for imported cases including case definitions • Laboratory diagnosis • Infection prevention and hospital readiness • Patient flow and actions required at each step • Co-ord ... more
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Standard operating procedurs for preparedness, Detection and Response to a Coronavirus (2019-nCOV) Outbreak in South Africa

health Department: Health Republic of South Africa; National Department of Health Directorate: Communicable Diseases (2020) C2
30 January 2020 This document outlines the standard operating procedures for detection and response to case/s of suspected novel coronavirus disease (2019-nCoV) in South Africa. The content of this document should inform provincial preparedness p ... more
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Expanding sustainable vaccine manufacturing in Africa: Priorities for Support

GAVI Alliance (2022) C1
Despite high regional demand for vaccines valued at over US$ 1 billion annually, Africa’s vaccine industry provides only 0.1% of global supply. Vaccine inequity and hoarding at the start of the pandemic, which resulted in delays in obtaining COVID ... more