The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in partnership with Resolve to Save Lives and Ipsos are developing guidelines for COVID-19 preventive measures that are adapted to the realities of African countries

The Africa CDC, Resolve to Save Lives, and Ipsos are collaborating to create COVID-19 guidelines adapted to African realities, addressing barriers such as lack of water, daily wage dependence, and cultural practices. The project uses Ipsos' data and polling to identify compliance barriers, starting in cities like Lagos and Addis Ababa before expanding across the continent.

• General COVID-19 guidance is often impractical in certain African contexts due to socio-economic factors, such as the necessity of daily market visits, reliance on daily wages without sick leave, and lack of access to water and hygienic products for handwashing.
• The partnership aims to fill a critical evidence gap regarding public behavior and barriers to compliance with COVID-19 measures in Africa, utilizing polling and eventually Big, Digital, and Social Data.
• The project follows a staged implementation approach, beginning with data mining and initial rollouts in key cities, specifically Lagos, Nigeria and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with plans to expand to dozens of countries.

APA

World Economic Forum (n.d.). The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in partnership with Resolve to Save Lives and Ipsos are developing guidelines for COVID-19 preventive measures that are adapted to the realities of African countries. https://www.weforum.org/media/the-africa-centre-for-disease-control-cdc-in-partnership-with-resolve-to-save-lives-and-ipsos-are-developing-guidelines-for-covid-19-preventive-measures-that-are-adapted-to-the-realities-of-african-countries/

Chicago

World Economic Forum. The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in partnership with Resolve to Save Lives and Ipsos are developing guidelines for COVID-19 preventive measures that are adapted to the realities of African countries. n.d. https://www.weforum.org/media/the-africa-centre-for-disease-control-cdc-in-partnership-with-resolve-to-save-lives-and-ipsos-are-developing-guidelines-for-covid-19-preventive-measures-that-are-adapted-to-the-realities-of-african-countries/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforumndafrica, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in partnership with Resolve to Save Lives and Ipsos are developing guidelines for COVID-19 preventive measures that are adapted to the realities of African countries}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, url = {https://www.weforum.org/media/the-africa-centre-for-disease-control-cdc-in-partnership-with-resolve-to-save-lives-and-ipsos-are-developing-guidelines-for-covid-19-preventive-measures-that-are-adapted-to-the-realities-of-african-countries/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }