• Regional coordination and building of synergies; 
• Socio-economic, health, governance and political impact assessments; 
• Capacity building and knowledge sharing; 
• Risk communication strategies and sensitization campaigns;

“Africa CDC is delighted to work with UNDP to implement the joint continental strategy for COVID-19 outbreak. Our strategy is clear: we want to capacitate the Member States so they can quickly detect and mitigate the effects of the disease in Africa, and, if widespread transmission occurs, prevent severe illness and death,” said Africa CDC Deputy Director, Dr. Ahmed E. Ogwell Ouma.

"We’ve been through a lot on the continent and although we have learnt lessons from Ebola. The COVID-19 threat in Africa is multi-dimensional. UNDP is proud to work with the African Union through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to not only draw on learnings from Ebola but so that we can prepare better, fight back and recover stronger." Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP Africa Director