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cord-286548-7or373vf	Ayebare, Rodgers	Leveraging investments in Ebola preparedness for COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa	2020-03-18		.txt	text/plain	1980	108	45	The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in China and transmission to more than 80 territories worldwide, including nine countries in Africa, presents a delicate situation for low-resource settings. We, therefore, questioned whether capacities enhanced for EVD could be leveraged to SARS-CoV-2, a biologically distinct virus requiring a broader public health response. Unfortunately, these same countries must also plan for scenarios with concurrent outbreaks for COVID-19 and EVD and test their systems to ensure resilience against resource limitations and workforce fatigue. Although challenges remain, African countries that have been supported for EVD preparedness in ongoing and past EVD outbreaks have capacities that can be enhanced for the COVID-19 preparedness and response. This concise, well-expressed open letter addresses the highly relevant topic of commonalities in emergency responses for immunization, EVD and COVID-19 and their importance to health system strength and resilience.	./cache/cord-286548-7or373vf.txt	./txt/cord-286548-7or373vf.txt