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. 2024 Jan 29;15(1):877.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45220-3.

African leadership is critical in responding to public health threats

Nicaise Ndembi  1   2 , Aggrey Aluso  3 , Mahlet K Habtemariam  4 , Landry Tsague  4 , Gwen Mwaba  5 , Abdu Muktar  6 , Nafisa Jiwani  7 , Krishna Udayakumar  8 , Trevor A Crowell  9 , Alain Ngashi Ngongo  4 , Jean Kaseya  4
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African leadership is critical in responding to public health threats

Nicaise Ndembi et al. Nat Commun. .

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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The authors declare no competing interests.

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