Africa’s scorecard in countering Covid-19

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of people who have contracted COVID-19 has surpassed 7.6 million, while the death toll is more than 420,000. In Africa, altogether, there are more than 220,000 confirmed cases with 5,900 deaths. The African Union (AU) has provided a platform on which layers of responsibility extend upwards through authorities, national states, RECs and the international community. The AU’s Regional Economic Communities facilitated regional coordination of cross-border responses mostly through intra-Africa information sharing. In this regard, the AU Centre for Disease Control and Prevention of the Department of Social Affairs has been at the forefront in providing updated continent-wide information and coordinating some of the health equipment supplies.