“Community health workers have been critical in risk communication, contact tracing, transporting supplies, and ensuring the continuity of essential services. Community health workers serve as the link between the community and the response team, which is important to building trust and encouraging the uptake of health interventions.”
“The spread of COVID-19 and subsequent move of much public and private sector work—including governments, businesses, and schools—to the digital space has exposed the global digital divide, in which millions still lack access to affordable or reliable internet and digital services.”
“The onset of COVID-19 in South Africa has brought to the fore systemic weaknesses in the quality of service delivery such as water and sanitation services, housing, healthcare, and infrastructure in various communities across the country… The pandemic has also shone a spotlight on the effectiveness (or lack thereof) and responsiveness of financial tools such as unemployment insurance funds and credit life insurance policies, and raised questions about the overall flexibility and robustness of South Africa’s financial system in dealing with the impact and aftermath of such a multifaceted and rapidly evolving crisis.”
“As in other parts of the world, the pandemic has upended the lives of millions on the continent, while raising questions about the continent’s ability to manage the pandemic and concerns about both the short and long-term socio-economic, peace, and security impacts of the virus. Please join us as we bring you perspectives from five African countries—South Africa, Libya, Ethiopia, the DRC, and Côte d’Ivoire—to learn how COVID-19 is unfolding in these countries.”
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