{"id":263,"date":"2020-07-16T12:28:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T16:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amrefcanada.org\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=263"},"modified":"2021-07-27T21:30:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T01:30:25","slug":"slowing-the-spread-of-covid-19-across-sub-saharan-africa","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/amrefcanada.org\/project-items\/slowing-the-spread-of-covid-19-across-sub-saharan-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Slowing the Spread of COVID-19 across sub-Saharan Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Responding to COVID-19 in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Senegal<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>

Project timeline<\/strong>: July 2020 \u2013 June 2021<\/p>\n

Funders<\/strong>: Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada as an extension of the Canada-Africa Initiative to Address Maternal, Newborn and Child Mortality (CAIA-MNCM) project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Situation<\/h3><\/div>

Communities in sub-Saharan Africa are facing the COVID-19 pandemic within a challenging context: fragile, under-resourced health systems that can quickly become overburdened; a shortage of trained health care workers; and a lack of reliable access to clean, running water.<\/span><\/p>\n

The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned the COVID-19 pandemic is reaching Africa \u201cfull speed\u201d. Support for vulnerable communities across the continent is needed now more than ever.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Action<\/h3><\/div>

To help slow the spread of COVID-19, Amref Health Africa in Canada is assisting vulnerable communities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Senegal with $3.6 million in additional funding from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n

The response will be carried out in many of the same communities as the four-year Canada-Africa Initiative to Address Maternal, Newborn and Children Mortality project <\/a>\u2013 communities that have come to know and trust Amref Health Africa. This response will specifically:<\/p>\n

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    provide personal protective equipment (PPE), such as medical-grade masks, gloves and gowns, to health workers and health facilities;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      rapidly deploy water and sanitation supplies like handwashing stations that are easy to install and maintain;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        train community health workers and health care professionals on preventing and treating COVID-19 using mobile and eLearning platforms, including the Leap mHealth platform<\/a>. Leap uses mobile phone SMS and audio technology to connect users with the latest public health information on COVID-19, educational resources and the opportunity to share what they are hearing and learning with peers in other locations;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          recruit community leaders, local influencers, and educators to raise awareness on ways to stop the spread of COVID-19 and to use the Leap mHealth platform<\/a> to report local cases of the virus and harmful rumours so community health workers and health care professionals can respond; and,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            educate communities about COVID-19 by producing content for local radio stations and print and social media, and posters, fact sheets and banners for display in high-visible areas, with a focus on communities that are remote, vulnerable or marginalized.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>

            Results<\/h3><\/div>

            The COVID-19 project reached <\/span>1,491,748<\/b> people directly.<\/span><\/p>\n

            Through this initiative we were able to provide a variety of COVID-19 supplies. Some of these supplies include: <\/span><\/p>\n

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            • 1,000 handwashing stations\/facilities <\/span><\/li>\n
            • 490 units of Infrared thermometer<\/span><\/li>\n
            • 14,148 units\/bottles of bar soap\/liquid soap<\/span><\/li>\n
            • 300 tippy taps (<\/span>containers of water on a pole that tip when a string is pulled)<\/span><\/li>\n
            • 38,900 disposable masks<\/span><\/li>\n
            • 12,200 reusable face masks<\/span><\/li>\n
            • 3,377 bottles of hydroalcoholic solution<\/span><\/li>\n
            • And more <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              We were also able to train thousands of health workers: <\/span><\/p>\n

              Total Facility-Based Health Workers:<\/span> 1,710 <\/b><\/p>\n

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              • Ethiopia: 108 <\/span><\/li>\n
              • Kenya: 1,502 <\/span><\/li>\n
              • Malawi: 61 <\/span><\/li>\n
              • Senegal: 39 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Total Community Health Workers:<\/span> 25,413 <\/b><\/p>\n

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                • Ethiopia: 1,000 <\/span><\/li>\n
                • Kenya: 16,016 <\/span><\/li>\n
                • Malawi: 7,247 <\/span><\/li>\n
                • Senegal: 1,150 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
                  <\/div><\/div><\/span>

                  Project at a Glance<\/h2><\/span>
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                  Situation<\/h3><\/div>

                  COVID-19 risks overwhelming the already stretched health care systems of many countries across sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>

                  Action<\/h3><\/div>

                  Our response will ensure health workers have the knowledge, skills and equipment to safely treat patients with COVID-19; provide community members with access to water, soap and sanitizer for regular handwashing; and, share accurate information about COVID-19 prevention with communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>

                  Results<\/h3><\/div>

                  The COVID-19 project reached 1,491,748<\/b> people directly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":264,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[16,6],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nSlowing the Spread of COVID-19 across sub-Saharan Africa — Amref Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/amrefcanada.org\/project-items\/slowing-the-spread-of-covid-19-across-sub-saharan-africa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Slowing the Spread of COVID-19 across sub-Saharan Africa — Amref Canada\" \/>\n<meta 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