Covid-19 surveillance in Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda

Strengths, weaknesses and key Lessons

Bibliographic Data

ID15369498
AuthorsOlufunmilayo I Fawole (0000-0002-6982-8899, University of Ibadan, corresponding author), Segun Bello (0000-0003-2366-5585, University of Ibadan), Ayo Stephen Adebowale (0000-0002-2096-7716, University of Ibadan), Eniola Bamgboye (0000-0003-0500-8557, University of Ibadan), Eniola Adetola Bamgboye, Mobolaji M Salawu (0000-0002-5708-1417, University of Ibadan), Rotimi Felix Afolabi (0000-0002-0744-1787, University of Ibadan), Magbagbeola David Dairo (0000-0003-4891-0698, University of Ibadan), Alice Namale (0009-0004-4459-3087, Makerere University), Suzanne N Kiwanuka (0000-0003-4729-4897, Makerere University), Suzanne Kiwanuka, Fred Monje (0000-0002-8786-2695, Makerere University), Noel Namuhani (0000-0003-0025-2753, Makerere University), Steven Ndugwa Kabwama (0000-0002-0354-9571, Makerere University), Steven Kabwama, Susan Kizito (0009-0004-0517-682X, Makerere University), Rawlance Ndejjo (0000-0001-9263-557X, Makerere University), Ibrahima Seck (0000-0002-9706-5913, Cheikh Anta Diop University), Issakha Diallo (0000-0002-0738-9122, Cheikh Anta Diop University), Mamadou Makhtar (Cheikh Anta Diop University), Mbacke Leye (Cheikh Anta Diop University), Youssou Ndiaye (Cheikh Anta Diop University), Manel Fall (Cheikh Anta Diop University), Oumar Bassoum (0000-0001-8588-5191, Cheikh Anta Diop University), Mala Ali Mapatano (0000-0001-8462-6489, Ministry of Public Health), Marc Bosonkie (0009-0002-8679-179X, Ministry of Public Health), Landry Egbende (0000-0002-6616-9111, Ministry of Public Health), Siobhan Lazenby (0000-0002-2442-3791, Gates (United States)), William Yang Wang (0000-0002-0878-1257, BIO Ventures for Global Health), William Wang, Anne Liu (0009-0005-3239-5355, BIO Ventures for Global Health), Rebecca Bartlein (BIO Ventures for Global Health), William Sambisa (Gates Foundation), Rhoda Wanyenze, Rhoda K Wanyenze (0000-0001-5864-3314, Makerere University)
Year2023
Volume23
Issue1
Pages835-835
Publication date2023-05-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-023-15708-6
PMID37158897
OpenAlexW4375861913
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited20

All the four countries demonstrated a prompt public health surveillance response and adopted similar approaches to surveillance with some adaptations as the pandemic progresses. There is need for investments to enhance surveillance approaches and systems including decentralizing surveillance to the subnational and community levels, strengthening capabilities for genomic surveillance and use of digital technologies, among others. Investing in health worker capacity, ensuring data quality and availability and improving ability to transmit surveillance data between and across multiple levels of the health care system is also critical. Countries need to take immediate action in strengthening their surveillance systems to better prepare for the next major disease outbreak and pandemic

Contact tracing · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Disease surveillance · Economic growth · Environmental health · Government (linguistics · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Medical emergency · Overcrowding · Pandemic · Psychological intervention · Public health · Strengths and weaknesses · COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Medicine · Nursing · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy