Progress report African region 21 - 2.3. Expert deployment, training and building capacities
2.3 Expert deployment, training and building capacities
Knowing that the control of outbreaks can be won or lost at the local level, from 1 February to 31 July, WHO-AFR continued to deploy COVID-19 response workers to cities and towns, where close community contact implies greater risk of contamination from the virus.
FIGURE 6+7: Cumulative deployments data – Number of experts
“The United States remains a long-standing development partner for the people of Zimbabwe and our COVID-19 response now exceeds US$23.3 million. We are working tirelessly alongside our development partners to help Zimbabwe maintain critical health and humanitarian assistance activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our partnerships, including our support to and collaboration with WHO, and the steps we continue to take to combat COVID-19 in Zimbabwe demonstrate the United States’ ongoing commitment to supporting the people of Zimbabwe through this crisis and beyond.”
