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The ‘COVID-19 in SSA’ Google group aims, through an exchange, to trigger further discussion and sharing, as new evidence and field experience emerge on a daily basis in Sub-Saharan Africa. Among others, on containment, transmission, treatment, vaccine, health system transformation, collateral damage, …

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Wim Van Damme, … Elisabeth Paul29

9/29/20

Covid-19 & Oxygen in LMICs

Dear all, In case you missed it: Improving Hospital Oxygen Systems for COVID-19 in Low-Resource

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Covid-19 & Oxygen in LMICs

Dear all, In case you missed it: Improving Hospital Oxygen Systems for COVID-19 in Low-Resource

9/29/20

Wim Van Damme, … victoria...@gmail.com16

9/5/20

Covid-19 - “Test-test-test” confusion

let love lead,loyalty honesty and trust ***TRUST, TRUSTWORTHY AND LOYALTY IS THE KEY**** I am here

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Covid-19 - “Test-test-test” confusion

let love lead,loyalty honesty and trust ***TRUST, TRUSTWORTHY AND LOYALTY IS THE KEY**** I am here

9/5/20

12/15/23

Dear all Please find below our new book in English and French, free before Christmas.. and after !

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Dear all Please find below our new book in English and French, free before Christmas.. and after !

12/15/23

Kristof Decoster

9/14/23

to boost or not to boost?

Dear all, As there's a bit of 'booster debate' in the North (see for example https://www.

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to boost or not to boost?

Dear all, As there's a bit of 'booster debate' in the North (see for example https://www.

9/14/23

Valéry Ridde, … Jean Jacques MONGBO4

6/1/23

Health system resilience… in Mali

Hello Valéry, Thank you so much for sharing this paper. Jean-Jacques Mongbo De : ahpernet@

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Health system resilience… in Mali

Hello Valéry, Thank you so much for sharing this paper. Jean-Jacques Mongbo De : ahpernet@

6/1/23

5/4/23

Use of interviewer-administered telephone surveys during infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics: a scoping review

FYI https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/5/e011109?rss=1 Valéry and team

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Use of interviewer-administered telephone surveys during infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics: a scoping review

FYI https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/5/e011109?rss=1 Valéry and team

5/4/23

Elisabeth Paul, Kristof Decoster2

4/19/23

Paper on Covax strategy

Related: Covax update. https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/covid-19-vaccine-coverage-continues-increase

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Paper on Covax strategy

Related: Covax update. https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/covid-19-vaccine-coverage-continues-increase

4/19/23

Kristof Decoster

4/12/23

fyi - visualization (via Bloomberg) - https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-opinion-lessons-learned-from-covid-pandemic-global-comparison/

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fyi - visualization (via Bloomberg) - https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-opinion-lessons-learned-from-covid-pandemic-global-comparison/

4/12/23

Kristof Decoster

3/28/23

WHO panel: Focus Covid booster campaigns on high-risk people

https://www.statnews.com/2023/03/28/focus-covid-booster-campaigns-on-high-risk-people-whos-vaccine-

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WHO panel: Focus Covid booster campaigns on high-risk people

https://www.statnews.com/2023/03/28/focus-covid-booster-campaigns-on-high-risk-people-whos-vaccine-

3/28/23

Kristof Decoster

3/20/23

fyi - D Sridhar: Yes, there are lockdown lessons from Sweden

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23394957.devi-sridhar-yes-lockdown-lessons-sweden/ preview of her

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fyi - D Sridhar: Yes, there are lockdown lessons from Sweden

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23394957.devi-sridhar-yes-lockdown-lessons-sweden/ preview of her

3/20/23

Kristof Decoster

3/16/23

fyi - Devex re long Covid in South-Africa

https://www.devex.com/news/over-6-5-million-south-africans-could-be-affected-by-long-covid-105094 K

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fyi - Devex re long Covid in South-Africa

https://www.devex.com/news/over-6-5-million-south-africans-could-be-affected-by-long-covid-105094 K

3/16/23

Kristof Decoster

3/15/23

fyi - Bloomberg: The Worst Covid Strategy Was Not Picking One

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-opinion-lessons-learned-from-covid-pandemic-global-comparison

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fyi - Bloomberg: The Worst Covid Strategy Was Not Picking One

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-opinion-lessons-learned-from-covid-pandemic-global-comparison

3/15/23

Kristof Decoster

3/10/23

fyi - Lancet Editorial: Long COVID: 3 years in

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00493-2/fulltext K

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fyi - Lancet Editorial: Long COVID: 3 years in

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00493-2/fulltext K

3/10/23

Kristof Decoster

2/20/23

fyi - Which lower-income countries saw the biggest COVID-19 vaccination coverage gains in 2022?

https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/which-lower-income-countries-saw-biggest-covid-19-vaccination-

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fyi - Which lower-income countries saw the biggest COVID-19 vaccination coverage gains in 2022?

https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/which-lower-income-countries-saw-biggest-covid-19-vaccination-

2/20/23

Kristof Decoster

2/16/23

fyi - TGH: Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?

https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/just-how-do-deaths-due-covid-19-stack K

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fyi - TGH: Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?

https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/just-how-do-deaths-due-covid-19-stack K

2/16/23

Kristof Decoster

2/10/23

fyi - Lancet Correspondence: Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00112-5/fulltext Part of a number

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fyi - Lancet Correspondence: Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00112-5/fulltext Part of a number

2/10/23

Kristof Decoster

2/1/23

fyi - update on Covax (via NYT)

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/health/covid-vaccines-covax-gavi-prepayments.html K

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fyi - update on Covax (via NYT)

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/health/covid-vaccines-covax-gavi-prepayments.html K

2/1/23

Kristof Decoster

2/1/23

fyi - Developing countries faced “apartheid” distribution of Covid-19 and MPOX tests, report finds

https://peoplesvaccine.org/resources/media-releases/developing-countries-faced-apartheid-distribution

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fyi - Developing countries faced “apartheid” distribution of Covid-19 and MPOX tests, report finds

https://peoplesvaccine.org/resources/media-releases/developing-countries-faced-apartheid-distribution

2/1/23

Kristof Decoster

1/28/23

fyi - The Conversation: Vaccine hesitancy in South Africa: COVID experience highlights conspiracies, mistrust and the role of the media

https://theconversation.com/vaccine-hesitancy-in-south-africa-covid-experience-highlights-

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fyi - The Conversation: Vaccine hesitancy in South Africa: COVID experience highlights conspiracies, mistrust and the role of the media

https://theconversation.com/vaccine-hesitancy-in-south-africa-covid-experience-highlights-

1/28/23

Kristof Decoster

1/26/23

fyi - HPW: Africans Struggled to Get COVID-19 Tests – What Must Change Before the Next Pandemic?

https://healthpolicy-watch.news/africans-struggled-to-get-covid-19-tests-what-must-change-before-the-

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fyi - HPW: Africans Struggled to Get COVID-19 Tests – What Must Change Before the Next Pandemic?

https://healthpolicy-watch.news/africans-struggled-to-get-covid-19-tests-what-must-change-before-the-

1/26/23

Daniel Halperin

1/25/23

FYI my Time magazine article on overcounting of Covid deaths (and long Covid)

Dear friends and colleagues, FYI my article on the question of Covid death counts was finally

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FYI my Time magazine article on overcounting of Covid deaths (and long Covid)

Dear friends and colleagues, FYI my article on the question of Covid death counts was finally

1/25/23

Kristof Decoster

1/24/23

fyi - Le Monde: La fin de la politique « zéro Covid » en Chine n’inquiète pas les pays africains

https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2023/01/23/la-fin-de-la-politique-zero-covid-en-chine-n-

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fyi - Le Monde: La fin de la politique « zéro Covid » en Chine n’inquiète pas les pays africains

https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2023/01/23/la-fin-de-la-politique-zero-covid-en-chine-n-

1/24/23

Kristof Decoster

1/24/23

fyi - Plos GPH: The effects of COVID-19 lockdown measures on health and healthcare services in Uganda

https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001494 K

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fyi - Plos GPH: The effects of COVID-19 lockdown measures on health and healthcare services in Uganda

https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001494 K

1/24/23

Kristof Decoster

1/19/23

fyi - Access Denied: What happens when Big Pharma is in the driver’s seat

https://www.ghadvocates.eu/access-denied-what-happens-when-big-pharma-is-in-the-drivers-seat/ With 2

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fyi - Access Denied: What happens when Big Pharma is in the driver’s seat

https://www.ghadvocates.eu/access-denied-what-happens-when-big-pharma-is-in-the-drivers-seat/ With 2

1/19/23

Kristof Decoster

1/17/23

fyi - Preparing for the next pandemic: lessons from Zimbabwe

https://zimbabweland.wordpress.com/2023/01/16/preparing-for-the-next-pandemic-lessons-from-zimbabwe/

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fyi - Preparing for the next pandemic: lessons from Zimbabwe

https://zimbabweland.wordpress.com/2023/01/16/preparing-for-the-next-pandemic-lessons-from-zimbabwe/

1/17/23

Kristof Decoster

1/11/23

fyi - Devex: A COVID-19 initiative for vaccine delivery is winding down

https://www.devex.com/news/exclusive-a-covid-19-initiative-for-vaccine-delivery-is-winding-down-

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fyi - Devex: A COVID-19 initiative for vaccine delivery is winding down

https://www.devex.com/news/exclusive-a-covid-19-initiative-for-vaccine-delivery-is-winding-down-

1/11/23

Kristof Decoster

1/6/23

fyi - WP: Amid low demand, global coronavirus vaccination set to slow in 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/04/covid-vaccine-demand-covax-2023/ K

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fyi - WP: Amid low demand, global coronavirus vaccination set to slow in 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/04/covid-vaccine-demand-covax-2023/ K

1/6/23

Kristof Decoster

12/29/22

fyi - Stat: Three years on, the pandemic — and our response — have been jolting. Here’s what even the experts didn’t see coming

https://www.statnews.com/2022/12/27/covid19-pandemic-what-most-surprised-experts/ K

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fyi - Stat: Three years on, the pandemic — and our response — have been jolting. Here’s what even the experts didn’t see coming

https://www.statnews.com/2022/12/27/covid19-pandemic-what-most-surprised-experts/ K

12/29/22

Kristof Decoster

12/21/22

fyi - Science: ‘We made a mistake.’ Omicron origin study retracted after widespread criticism

https://www.science.org/content/article/we-made-mistake-omicron-origin-study-retracted-after-

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fyi - Science: ‘We made a mistake.’ Omicron origin study retracted after widespread criticism

https://www.science.org/content/article/we-made-mistake-omicron-origin-study-retracted-after-

12/21/22

Kristof Decoster

12/17/22

fyi - HPW: Divided World Trade Organization Presses to Delay Decision on IP Waiver for Covid Treatments

https://healthpolicy-watch.news/divided-wto-presses-for-trips-delay/ K

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fyi - HPW: Divided World Trade Organization Presses to Delay Decision on IP Waiver for Covid Treatments

https://healthpolicy-watch.news/divided-wto-presses-for-trips-delay/ K

12/17/22

Kristof Decoster

12/16/22

fyi - WP: What do Africans want? Afrobarometer surveys reveal the top concerns.

Via WP: Monkey Cage What do Africans want? Afrobarometer surveys reveal the top concerns. This

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fyi - WP: What do Africans want? Afrobarometer surveys reveal the top concerns.

Via WP: Monkey Cage What do Africans want? Afrobarometer surveys reveal the top concerns. This

12/16/22

Kristof Decoster

12/14/22

fyi - Science on COVAX

https://www.science.org/content/article/global-plan-covid-19-vaccine-fairness-fell-short-will-next-

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fyi - Science on COVAX

https://www.science.org/content/article/global-plan-covid-19-vaccine-fairness-fell-short-will-next-

12/14/22

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