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CAF-Africa PPE initiative for African Community Health Workers wins $250,000 grant from Bohemian Foundation

Bohemian Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAF-Africa) to safeguard routine health services at the last mile in 20+ African countries. The grant supports the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) through CAF-Africa, the only effort dedicated to mobilizing PPE for one million Community… Read More »CAF-Africa PPE initiative for African Community Health Workers wins $250,000 grant from Bohemian Foundation

COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa donates 2 million PPE to DR Congo for Community Health Workers

The Covid-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAF-Africa) has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the health ministry in DR Congo to protect the nation’s cadre of  community health workers (CHWs). CAF-Africa is an action-oriented collaborative of over 30 organizations dedicated to protecting CHWs in Africa’s COVID-19 response.  CAF-Africa donated over… Read More »COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa donates 2 million PPE to DR Congo for Community Health Workers

COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa donates millions of PPE to Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique for Community Health Workers

The Covid-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAF-Africa) has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to health ministries in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Lesotho for each nation’s cadre of  Community Health Workers. CAF-Africa is an action-oriented collaborative of over 30 organizations dedicated to protecting CHWs in Africa’s COVID-19 response.  CAF-Africa donated over 1,5… Read More »COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa donates millions of PPE to Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique for Community Health Workers

COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa donates millions of PPE to Sierra Leone, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia for Community Health Workers

The Covid-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAF-Africa) has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to health ministries in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte D’Ivoire, and Mali for each nation’s cadre of community health workers (CHWs). CAF-Africa is an action-oriented collaborative of over 30 organizations dedicated to protecting community and frontline health workers … Read More »COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa donates millions of PPE to Sierra Leone, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia for Community Health Workers

CAF-Africa PPE Supporting DRC Polio Campaign, Uganda COVID-19 Response

ACCRA, Ghana, Nov. 11, 2020—In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over 3 million children are being vaccinated by community health workers (CHWs) in a polio campaign that aims to prevent a resurgence of the dangerous disease triggered by low vaccination rates. This campaign was made possible by a… Read More »CAF-Africa PPE Supporting DRC Polio Campaign, Uganda COVID-19 Response

Skoll Foundation awards $1,000,000 Grant to CAF-Africa PPE Initiative For African Community Health Workers

Skoll Foundation has awarded a one-million-dollar grant to the COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAF-Africa) to protect Community Health Workers (CHWs) providing routine health services at the last mile in 20+ Africa countries.  The grant will support in-country supply chain infrastructure to distribute  PPE–gloves, surgical masks, gowns, and face shields… Read More »Skoll Foundation awards $1,000,000 Grant to CAF-Africa PPE Initiative For African Community Health Workers

In Uganda’s New COVID-19 Strategy Community Health Workers will lead

Community health workers will lead Uganda’s fight against COVID-19 says Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda as he launched a new Community Engagement Strategy for COVID-19 Response that relies on last mile health workers. The government has pledged to pay allowances to CHWs on the Village Health Teams.  “The investment we are… Read More »In Uganda’s New COVID-19 Strategy Community Health Workers will lead

INFOGRAPHIC: Many Voices, One Goal — First Aggregate the PPE Needs & Mobilize Resources for Africa’s CHWs

The COVID Action Fund for Africa aims to provide 450M pieces of PPE to one million Community Health Workers (CHWs) serving over 400M people during the #COVID19 pandemic — PPE deliveries have already begun! Many hands, One goal! The #COVIDAction Fund for Africa aggregates demand and pools resources to unlock… Read More »INFOGRAPHIC: Many Voices, One Goal — First Aggregate the PPE Needs & Mobilize Resources for Africa’s CHWs

Africa’s toughest battle with Covid-19 is getting enough tests done — Quartz Africa

“The good news for now, is that the impact of the pandemic (in terms of fatalities) is believed to have been tempered by Africa’s relatively young population. But it remains to be seen if that trend will hold up in the event of sharp increases in case numbers, as experts… Read More »Africa’s toughest battle with Covid-19 is getting enough tests done — Quartz Africa

Coalition Launches $100 Million PPE Initiative for Africa’s Community Health Workers

COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa airlifting nine 747 cargo loads of masks and other PPE to 12 countries in first round Largest mobilization of PPE to Africa aims to protect one million community health workers in 24 countries from COVID-19 Coalition seeks to raise up to $100 million to fill… Read More »Coalition Launches $100 Million PPE Initiative for Africa’s Community Health Workers