Exploring and learning from evidence, policy, and systems responses to COVID-19 in West and Central Africa
- Funded by International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
- Total publications:2 publications
Grant number: 109479
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$949,544Funder
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)Principal Investigator
Irene Agyepong, Wim Van Damme, Issiaka SombieResearch Location
Benin, Congo (DRC)…Lead Research Institution
Ghana Health Service, Prins Leopold Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, Organisation Ouest Africaine de la SantéResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Health Systems Research
Research Subcategory
Health leadership and governance
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Unspecified
Vulnerable Population
Internally Displaced and MigrantsVulnerable populations unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
An effective response to COVID-19 requires a complex array of relevant evidence packaged in user-friendly forms to support decision-making about current and future responses. This project will map out existing evidence and its use in informing responses to COVID-19. It will identify sectoral evidence gaps (epidemiological, public health, health system, and health technology capacities, etc.), as well as intervention responses to emerging epidemics and pandemics. It will document, compare, and contrast experiences at national and subnational levels, with a focus on displaced and vulnerable populations across countries and sub-regional contexts. The project will be implemented in six countries in West and Central Africa: Benin, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, and Senegal. To cope with the fast-moving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the team is adopting a flexible study approach with iterative analysis over time. The deeper understanding generated by the project will support more detailed work and interventions that benefit displaced and other vulnerable populations. It will have an emphasis on integrating equity and gender considerations, with attention to information and experiences affecting vulnerable populations. The research team will engage with decision-makers to inform evolving decision-making and serve as a strong basis for building resilient health systems. The work will contribute to identifying areas for inclusion in sub-regional observatories and follow-up work in the West and Central Africa region for improved evidence-informed decision-making. The project will build collaborative learning within and across countries through discussions and policy dialogues with key stakeholders to inform appropriate multisectoral responses to COVID-19 and similar health emergencies.
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