The impact of Covid-19 in Africa is a ticking bomb on which the European Union (EDCTP) intervenes by supporting research projects. In response to this, a consortium of African and European universities and research institutes developed the ITAIL-COVID-19 project, aimed at implementation of novel and integrated laboratory testing approaches as a strategy against the spread of SARS-COV-2 in the Republic of Congo.
In Africa, pregnant women and young children are the most vulnerable to malaria. However, malaria control interventions and strategies have achivied important results in the last years. COVID-19 has now
Pregnant women, babies and children under 5 years of age are the most vulnerable to malaria. In 2018, around 11 million pregnant women and 24 million children got malaria. Furthermore,
