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CNBC Africa: This initiative seeks to empower community health workers in fight against COVID-19

Tapiwa Mukwashi, Director of Supply Chain at VillageReach and team lead for the Supplies Working Group with CAF-Africa, had the opportunity to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on community health workers with CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoyini.

“The COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa also known as CAF-Africa is a collaborative body of over 30 organizations with a mission to provide Personal Protective Equipment to community health workers in support of the fight against COVID-19 in Africa. Tapiwa Mukwashi, Director of the Supply Chain at VillageReach, who also doubles as the Lead for the Supplies Working Group of the Covid-19 Action Fund for Africa joins CNBC Africa for more.”

Correction at minute 2:26, 2:32, 5:10, 6:54: CAF-Africa has committed and delivered 57 million pieces of PPE, some PPE items are in back order and are awaiting delivery. To track our progress visit: https://cafafrica.org/progress-map/.