Table 1.

Typology of private sector actors engaging in the COVID-19 pandemic response across the DRC, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda

	DRC	Nigeria	Senegal	Uganda
Private for-profit
Health	• Laboratory testing companies • Hospitals & clinics, • Manufacturers of therapeutics	• Laboratory testing companies • Hospitals & clinics, • Ambulatory service companies	• Laboratory testing companies • Hospitals & clinics, • Rapid test manufacturing companies • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) manufacturing companies • Hand sanitizer manufacturers	• Laboratory testing companies • Hospitals & clinics • Rapid test manufacturing companies • Hotels for quarantine & isolation
Non-Health	• Telecom companies		• Financial institutions e.g. banks	• Telecom companies • Media companies • Manufacturing companies • Transport companies • Ambulance service companies
Private not-for-profit
Health	• Hospitals • Health information system companies such as Bluesquare • Laboratory testing companies • Multilateral organizations, e.g., WB, WHO, UNICEF, CDC	• Coalitions, e.g., CACOVID, • Multilateral organizations e.g. WHO, UNICEF, US CDC	• Multilateral organizations e.g., WHO, UNICEF, US CDC	• Multilateral organizations e.g., WHO, UNICEF, US CDC • Hospitals • Civil Society Organizations
Non- health		• Donations by private individuals, Private foundations e.g., Kensington Adebutu Foundation • Religious institutions		• Associations e.g., Uganda Bankers Association • Private individuals providing food, IPC materials, transport for the sick