Type of Intervention: New Tool / Service / Body
Sectors Involved: Health
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Coordination of the COVID-19 response is managed by a Technical Committee, headed by the Minister of Health and supervised by the Prime Minister.
Overview: The Government of the DRC launched its COVID-19 preparedness and response plan. The Response Plan has three phases: (Phase 1): zero confirmed cases and activities are devoted to preparing the response; (Phase 2) presence of 1 to 50 confirmed cases, activities dedicated to the response; and (Phase 3) presence of more than 50 confirmed cases and focused on enhanced response and resilience activities.
Full details here: https://www.unicef.org/appeals/files/UNICEF_DRC_COVID_19_Situation_Report_2_April_2020.pdf
Other links: 1
Type of Justification: First case confirmed on 10 March
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – other