Government Advisory
Tools for Governments in Responding to Covid-19
The analysts and on-the-ground teams at TBI have developed these resources for governments to use in their responses to Covid-19.
Click on the titles below to download each tool:

Health Response
- A Framework for Government Decision-Making in a Crisis (also available in translation: FR)
- Crisis Management Structures (also available in translation: FR)
- Crisis Communications (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Social Distancing in African Contexts (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Medical Equipment and Food Supplies (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Testing, Screening and Tracing (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Social Mobilisation in Disease Outbreaks: Lessons From the Ebola Response in Sierra Leone (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Working with Religious Leaders to Support Public Health Measures (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Guidance for Assessing Treatments (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Guide to Antibody (Serological) Testing (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Social Distancing Case Studies (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Guidance on the Use of Masks (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Operational Advice on the Set-Up of Makeshift Isolation and Treatment Centres (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Surveillance and Testing: Emerging Case Studies
- Guide to Procuring Antibody Tests
- Navigating the Covid-19 era in Developing Countries
- Surge Capacity: Preparing for and Coping With Peaks
- A Collective Responsibility: Shielding and Social Distancing - Practical Advice to Save Lives
Economic Response
- Economic Response Summary
- Economic Response Guide for Developing Economies (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Investment Promotion Guide for Africa (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Strategic Opportunities for African Manufacturing (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Protecting Key Industries Guide for Africa (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Workplace Safety Guide (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Access to Food Guide (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- A Guide to Repurposing Manufacturing to Create Medical Equipment in Africa (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Economic Considerations for Health Response Options in Developing Countries (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Africa Cash Transfers Guide (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Africa Infrastructure Guide (also available in translation: FR, PT)
- Economic Considerations for Moving Beyond Lockdown in Developing Countries
- Guide to Agri Investment for Economic Recovery
- Guide to Resource Mobilisation for Economic Stimulus (also available in translation: FR)
- Digital Solutions for Africa's Economic Recovery
- Lessons From Covid-19 and Ebola for Managing Future Pandemics in Developing Countries
- Guide on Travel & Tourism for African Governments