NASAC statement on COVID-19 pandemic

In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, NASAC has a critical role to play, collectively as a consortium of science academies and individually as an affiliate network for Africa of the global InterAcademy Partnership. NASAC therefore encourages its members to provide scientific leadership by communicating timely evidence-informed advice for African governments. NASAC will support regional initiatives and frameworks, like AFTCOR, in tackling and overcoming COVID-19 pandemic in particular and global challenges in general, by constituting Advisory Committees when called upon. NASAC, through its members, commit to collect, validate, synthesise and supply independent scientific evidence to support appropriate policy options for African leaders. By doing so, targeted help will be accorded to Africa’s national and regional institutions and initiatives to champion the implementation of the foregoing six priorities for action. Above all else, concerted efforts will be directed towards the implementation of a joint African preparedness and response plan for COVID-19 pandemic.