Reducing COVID-19 mortality in Senegal through community case management.
Tuesday, 1 July, 2025
Senegal, like many countries, is grappling with a second wave of COVID-19, straining its already limited health workforce. To address this, the country is considering Community Case Management (CCM) as a strategic response. CCM involves early detection and home-based care of COVID-19 cases by trained community health workers. This approach can help prevent severe illness, reduce hospital admissions and deaths, and ease the burden on health facilities. By leveraging local health resources and empowering communities, CCM offers a practical and scalable solution to strengthen pandemic response efforts
