COVID-19 Pandemic Prevention Efforts and Economic Recovery Path of Sub-Saharan Africa
COVID-19 Pandemic Prevention Efforts and Economic Recovery Path of Sub-Saharan Africa

Summary/Abstract: Like other regions in the world, Africa has also suffered a significant impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains, isolated societies, and closed countries, creating unprecedented challenges. Using the qualitative research method, this study will describe, explain and discuss to clarify the research question: What is Africa’s fighting against COVID-19 with focus on Sub-Saharan region? What are the impacts of COVID-19 on the region and its prospects for recovery? The results show that, unlike previous outbreaks, during the COVID-19 pandemic Africa played an important role in gathering scientific knowledge that helped shape the global response. Hundreds of scientists have been working continuously to sequence strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Even in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, African States reacted quickly and coordinatedly, so that the negative health impacts were minimised, beyond all previous forecasts. These experiences will certainly benefit the world – as demonstrated by South African scientists who were the first to discover the Omicron variant in November 2021. However, these efforts can be phased out due to the lack of vaccines, outdated health systems, and the effects of the pandemic on the economy. It can be the most severe barrier in Africa’s recovery path. so that the negative health impacts were minimised

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