Our COVID-19 Response and Resources – Vital Strategies

Resources, News and Insights

The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest public health crisis the world has faced in more than a century. Vital Strategies has supported the COVID-19 response in over 50 countries while continuing our core work to make sure essential services are maintained and public health systems strengthening continues.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve provided on-the-ground trainings for health care workers in over 7,000 facilities in Africa

Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have worked to provide reliable, science-based resources and protect people’s lives by:

Providing on-the-ground trainings to promote health care worker safety in over 7,000 facilities throughout Africa
Producing timely, data-driven tools, guidance and analysis on COVID-19 to inform the response of governments across the globe
Creating the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC), a public-private partnership that supports evidence-based measures to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on African Union Member States
Leveraging technology to enhance the COVID-19 response with new software that helps case investigators and contact tracers
Providing rapid, flexible funding to support urgent needs in 21 countries
Helping to develop public health laws and legal guidance related to measures addressing COVID-19 with a reach of more than 160 million people
Using strategic communication to save lives by countering misinformation and producing high quality, evidence-based risk communication materials
Supporting care for chronic disease patients during COVID-19

Research and Resources

Our organization has also built a comprehensive library of data-backed resources and tools for governments and civil society on a wide variety of topics related to COVID-19. For more information and to access specific resources, visit: