New Security Beat

Africa requires 2 million #communityhealth workers to ensure sustainable health on the continent. @zizo_man explains the role of community-based health workers in responding to health crises.

Why focus on engaging community-based #health workers in #COVID19 response in Africa? @zizo_man says that they are well-positioned to play important roles in detecting suspected COVID-19 cases and establishing national community health programs to respond to COVID-19.

.@AfricaCDC is engaging with existing community health workers across its member states to address #COVID19, while enabling committed countries to invest in scaling up community #health worker groups.

.@uzmaalam3 explains her research on modeling #COVID19's spread on the African continent and how the epidemiological dynamics of COVID-19 within the local context is fundamental.

How has #COVID19 changed research in Africa? It's informed Africa's research priorities on #epidemic preparedness and #globalhealth security. @uzmaalam3

They [community health workers] were critical to stopping this epidemic in its tracks. - @rajpanjabi @lastmilehealth recounts lessons learned from early responses to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

What's the progress to date for Liberia’s National Community Health Assistant Program? A few from @rajpanjabi: - 80% of community health workforce deployed through the program - 4,914 Potential epidemic cases reported - 363 community clinics staffed by frontline health workers