Assessment of COVID-19 pandemic responses in African countries: thematic synthesis of WHO intra-action review reports.
Ambrose Otau TalisunaChinwe-Juliana Iwu JajaJ OkeibunorMary StephenEmmanuel Onuche MusaBelinda Louise HerringOtim Patrick Cossy RamadanDaniel YotaMiriam NanyunjaAllan MpairweFreddy Mutoka BanzaAmadou Bailo DialloRoland Kimbi WangoChristian MassidiHilary Kagume NjengeMartin TraoreAntonio OkeBoukare BonkoungouLandry Ndriko MayiganeIshata Nannie ContehFekadu SenaitStella ChungongBenido ImpoumaNsenga NgoyCharles Shey WiysongeZabulon YotiAbdou Salam GueyePublished in: BMJ open (2022)
These findings suggest that African countries' response to the COVID-19 pandemic was prompt and may have contributed to the lower cases and deaths in the region compared with countries in other regions. The IARs demonstrate that many technical areas still require immediate improvement to guide decisions in subsequent waves or future outbreaks.
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