With a land mass similar to Oregon and nearly 16 million inhabitants, Senegal has been able to keep their Covid-19 numbers relatively low.
At the writing of this Senegal is reporting 12,446 cases of Covid-19 and 258 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. With a land area similar to Oregon and nearly 16 million inhabitants they have been able to keep their numbers relatively low.
Interregional travel has been drastically restricted over the last several months, but is slowly starting to open up. International travel is restricted to only residents of Senegal. (See updated information from the US Embassy in Senegal.)
We recently met with a team of traveling health educators near Keur Soce. This “Coronavirus Advice Car” travels around to various communities providing education so the population can protect themselves from Covid-19.
When visiting the rural villages, residents told them how Andando is supporting them during this time. They congratulated us on our fight against Covid-19 and our country director, Boubou, thanked them for their presence and advice saying “Know that you and us are sharing the fight.” Before their departure our team shared some face masks with them.
We are closely monitoring the situation and working with local authorities to keep our staff and communities safe.
Click here to see what our team is doing to help those most vulnerable and ways you can help.