Progress report African region 21 - 2.6. External communications

The pace of global and regional interest in the COVID-19 situation in Africa picked up from January 2021, in proportion to the onset of the third wave of the virus, the expansion of its more aggressive variants, and discrepancies in, and reliability of vaccine access, further threatening the lives of millions. Urgent outreach and advocacy through mass and social media put additional pressure on world leaders to commit resources, medical supplies, equipment and personnel to the fight against COVID-19 on the continent.