Countries of impact: Botswana, Cameroon, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe Acknowledgement: Africa-Canada AI and data Innovation Consortium (ACADIC) leaders

Miranda Teboh (CAM) Jude Kong (CA) Bruce Mellado (SA) Jianhong Wu (CA)

Charles Chidume (NA) Wildred Ndifon (RA)

James Orbinski (CA) Pravesh Debba (SA) Ayoade Oduola (RA) Angela Okpara (NA)

George Eno Ali Asgary (CA) Abdoelnasr Degoot (RA) Gideon Akumah(CAM) Aria Ahmad (CA) Orock (CAM) Plan

Ø Objectives

Ø Achievements Objectives Real-time delivery of reliable and comprehensive information to guide governmental strategic policies Comprehensive COVID-19 monitoring dashboard Visualizing locally relevant information to the public and policy makers Visualizing locally relevant information to the public and policy makers: Alert Levels Visualizing locally relevant information to the public and policy makers: Alert Levels

•Resume activities why respecting social distance measures. Level 1 •36

•Social distance measures in place , •Restrictions on social gathering Level 2 •50

•Workplace closure Level 3 •61

•Extreme precautions Level 4 •75

•Drastic measures Level 5 •89Johannesburg Vulnerabilities

Most severe Less severe Optimizing COVID-19 clinical public health and vaccination roll-out strategies in Africa Optimizing COVID-19 clinical public health and vaccination roll-out strategies in Africa

ROC curve 1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4 Severe outcome

0.2

% reduction in severe cases severe in reduction % (Gauteng Population = 0.880) 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 Gauteng population % of adults vaccinated-Gauteng Province Addressing mis- and dis-Information Thank you!