To support African public health institutes to assess the impact and efficacy of various policy measures undertaken by African governments to respond to COVID-19, so as as to inform future responses to public health emergencies.

Grant number: INV-019313

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • start year

    2020
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $1,332,748
  • Funder

    Gates Foundation
  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    Uganda
  • Lead Research Institution

    Makerere University School of Public Health
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Policy research and interventions

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

N/A

Publicationslinked via Europe PMC

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Maintenance of service delivery during medical countermeasures deployment: The association between the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and continuity of routine childhood immunization services in Uganda.

Schools of public health as a cornerstone for pandemic preparedness and response: the Africa COVID-19 experience.

Health workforce incentives and dis-incentives during the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences from Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda.

Maintaining essential health services during COVID-19 in Ghana: a qualitative study.

COVID-19 outbreak control strategies and their impact on the provision of essential health services in Ghana: An exploratory-sequential study.

Sex and COVID-19 vaccination uptake and intention in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda

Consequences of school closures due to COVID-19 in DRC, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda.

Harnessing digital technology for COVID-19 response in Uganda: lessons and implications for future public health emergencies.

Improving testing capacity for COVID-19: experiences and lessons from Senegal, Uganda, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.