Despite the multitude of resource challenges they face, African countries have come together in remarkable ways, united by a common purpose, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Despite the multitude of resource challenges they face, African countries have come together in remarkable ways, united by a common purpose.
Africa Day is marked more than three months since the first case of coronavirus on the continent was confirmed. This pandemic has been a stark reminder that regardless of whether we are born into wealth or indigence, we are all mortal, and can succumb to disease. “Countries ranking low on human development indices, many of which are in Africa, are less capable to manage the fallout of a global health emergency of this kind on their own.
Whether it is in repurposing health protocols used with other infectious disease outbreaks, rapidly deploying health care workers to communities, or in launching mobile Covid-19 testing labs to improve national testing capacities, Africa is working proactively to overcome this global threat.
One such example, he said, is the work of the African Centres for Disease Control and prevention, a world-class institution with capabilities for disease surveillance and intelligence and health emergency preparedness and response.
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