| Digital Solutions for Governments to Tackle the Coronavirus (COVID19) Pandemic in Africa - 26/03/2020 |
| Smart Africa |
| International and Regional Organizations | International |
| Smart Africa has launched a continent-wide technology based coordinated impact response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for Africa. This response is aimed at bringing together the 30 member states under the Smart Africa Alliance and the 40 private sector members of the Alliance to coordinate efforts to stem the pandemic in Africa. In order to tackle this unprecedented crisis, by its magnitude and its impact on society, the Smart Africa Secretariat seeks to support digital health services projects that aim at improving and accelerating the African governments response to the challenges of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The projects under the initiative are aimed at assisting African countries to:Assess individual risk and guide decision making;Assist African populations in finding nearby testing sites;Provide reliable updates and alerts from public health authorities;Report on community status;Track and report transmissions. |
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