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From the Document: As Congress considers the global impact of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], some Members may examine the implications for sub-Saharan Africa (\'Africa\') Most African health systems struggle with low capacity, trailing world averages in per capita numbers of doctors, hospital beds, ventilators, and oxygen cylinders Although lessons from past disease outbreaks (e g , recent Ebola outbreaks) led some countries to quickly ramp up disease surveillance and behavior change campaigns, overall state capacity tends to be low Confirmed caseloads in Africa have been relatively low to date, but may be underreported The pandemic has disrupted efforts to prevent and contain other diseases, including polio, measles, malaria, and HIV/AIDS [ ] African economies have been severely affected Global prices for key commodity exports (e g , oil, natural gas, and certain minerals) have cratered Job-rich sectors such as transportation and tourism are largely suspended, and remittances from African workers abroad have withered Informal workers have lost meager incomes due to COVID-19 control measures, and prices for basic goods have risen In April, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that African economies would contract by 1 6% overall in 2020, the most severe regional recession in decades The World Bank estimated that 23 million more Africans could fall into extreme poverty due to the pandemic COVID-19 (Disease);Epidemics;Public health;International aid
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