Preparing Africa for COVID-19: Learning lessons from the Ebola outbreak

A King’s College London article about how lessons from the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone can help to shape responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

Topic: COVID-19, Government and policy, Research and analysis
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Africa
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