African leadership is critical in responding to public health threats.

Ndembi, Nicaise; Aluso, Aggrey; Habtemariam, Mahlet K; Tsague, Landry; Mwaba, Gwen; Muktar, Abdu; Jiwani, Nafisa; Udayakumar, Krishna et al. · Nat Commun · 2024

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Abstract

The African continent demonstrated decisive leadership throughout its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, leveraging lessons learned from previous outbreaks and acting quickly to limit the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. We propose a framework to build on these successes that calls for greater collaboration between African leaders, and greater inclusion of African voices in the global health ecosystem.

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