27 March 2020 – Presidential decree establishing a technical committee to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic

Type of Intervention: Other Announcement
Sectors Involved: Research and Development, Social Services
Intervention Categories: Planning and strategy; Creating and using advisory groups or committees
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Government

Overview: Decree n ° 2020-91 of 27 March 2020 establishing the technical committee to respond to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19)
Full details here: https://www.sgg.cg/textes-officiels/Congo-Decret-2020-91-creation-comite-technique-riposte-pandemie-coronavirus-COVID-19.pdf

Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Public Opinion (e.g. consultations, opinion polling)
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – academic, National – government
Evidence/Justification: A technical committee responding to the COVID-19 is supervised by the Prime Minister, Head of the Government. The main attributions are: ensure the technical and operational coordination of the pandemic response to coronavirus; operationalize the response in liaison with bilateral cooperation agencies and multilateral and non-governmental organizations and ensuring the security of public interventions.