تطوير لقاح مرض فيروس كورونا ] واستراتيجية المستجد [COVID-19
In an effort to limit transmission and achieve pandemic control on the continent, Africa CDC is ...proposing the following measures to be taken by all Member States:
Remain vigilant
Countries should adapt or adopt best practices, strategies, guidelines and recommendations proposed by the Africa CDC and World Health Organization (WHO), aimed at limiting transmission. Measures taken should strike a balance between saving lives and minimizing the impact of the pandemic on the economy and social wellbeing of citizens.
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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...ديمي الأعراض. وقد نوقشت هذه الحالة SARS-CoV2الوخيمة (ا على نطاق واسع على منصات مختلفة على مستوى العالم. الغرض من بيان ًأيضAfricaهذا الموقف هو أن تقوم المراكز الأفريقية لمكافحة الأمراض و الوقاية منها ( المتلازمة التنفسية الحادة الوخيمة ٢) بتوضيح حالة انتقال فيروس السارس CDCالأعراض.] عن طريق الأفراد ما قبل الإصابة بالأعراض والأفراد عديميSARS-CoV2[
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Key findings from a February 2021 survey from the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC)
AMSP opens COVID-19 vaccines pre-orders for 55 African Union Member States
This bi-weekly brief details the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world as well as updates to the COVID-19-related guidance from Africa ...s="attribute-to-highlight medbox">CDC, WHO and other public health agencies.
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Available in English, French and Arabic
“Guide to facilitate the implementation of the WHO/UNICEF “Guidance on developing a national deployment and vaccination plan for COVID-19 vaccines” ...for Africa
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Many African countries were amongst the most rapid to respond to the emerging threat of COVID-19, implementing large-scale interventions at very early stages of their epidemic. As demonstrated in this document using very simple models, this rapid mobilization ...ox">and timeliness of implementing control measures is likely to be an important determinant of their success. Indeed, as these measures were relaxed, subsequent waves of disease have been observed in many countries including South Africa, Kenya, Tunisia, Morocco, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where such waves have severely impacted the health system by straining the supply of oxygen and ICU beds and inflicting a heavy toll on healthcare workers, often necessitating the re-imposition of control measures.
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Key findings from a February 2021 survey from the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC)
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 test...ing (NAAT) to identify infected individuals in acute-phase disease for timely implementation of mitigation strategies and case management. More and more immunodiagnostics, mostly rapid diagnostic tests, are being made available as an alternative to NAATs. This type of test can be used out-of-laboratory conditions at large scale.
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A public health emergency operation center (PHEOC) serves as a hub for better coordinating the preparation, response, and recovery ...ribute-to-highlight medbox">for public health emergencies. A functional PHEOC is critical for the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). The Framework for a Public Health Emergency Operations Centre provides high-level guidance for establishing or strengthening a PHEOC. To establish and/or strengthen a PHEOC, it is vital for Member States to align with standardized policies, guidelines, and tools.
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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 referen...ce for policymakers, laboratory leads, implementing partners, and experts on use case scenarios and associated testing algorithms for COVID-19 antigen tests. It recommends the use of antigen tests to increase access to testing and enable timely results for persons with or without symptoms in specific settings. The document will be reviewed and updated as more evidence becomes available regarding the use of rapid antigen tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from global studies and evaluation efforts.
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This guidance covers diagnosis and care of patients with long-term effects of COVID-19. It makes recommendations for the care of adults and childre...n 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 document has been developed by the Africa Taskforce on Coronavirus Case Management Technical Working Group and will be continuously reviewed and updated in response to emerging evidence
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