The list of efforts countries will have to make to mitigate the pandemic impact is very long.

Dr. Rokhiatou Babio is one of the few women in her country spearheading a medical team on the COVID-19 frontline.

Start-up works to bridge healthcare gap in The Gambia.

WHO has disbursed US$ 1.25 million to support the response in Guinea and to reinforce Ebola readiness in Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

First historic shipment from international COVAX facility

— Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC

In Maridi, clean water frees up women’s time and improves community health.

Rich countries hoard available and future vaccines, as poor countries wait.

Stored in Switzerland, vaccines are ready to be shipped for emergency response.

Mariam Traoré (right) and other CHWs in Africa are a critical link between their communities and the primary-healthcare system, especially during COVID-19.