TY - JOUR T1 - Key success factors of Mauritius in the fight against COVID-19 JF - BMJ Global Health JO - BMJ Global Health DO - 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005372 VL - 6 IS - 3 SP - e005372 AU - Laurent Musango AU - Lovena Veerapa-Mangroo AU - Zouber Joomaye AU - Adarshini Ghurbhurrun AU - Vinoda Vythelingam AU - Elisabeth Paul Y1 - 2021/03/01 UR - http://gh.bmj.com/content/6/3/e005372.abstract N2 - Summary boxThe COVID-19 response in Mauritius, which is viewed as a success story, benefited from strong leadership, highest political engagement, and strong involvement of the WHO, the private sector and other key stakeholders.Another key success factor lies in clear, transparent and consistent communication, including feedback mechanisms to understand public perception, the result of which is good adherence by the population.Public health measures (quarantine, contact tracing, case investigation and isolation of contacts, mass testing) have also contributed to the success of the country in the fight against COVID-19.The Mauritian success story can be inspiring for other countries, especially regarding the importance of adapting measures to evolving knowledge and developing a clear and consistent communication policy so as to buy the adherence of the population.However, contextual factors (an island has a limited number of entry points) have also facilitated the implementation and success of these measures.Not all countries can expect similar results by copy-pasting the Mauritian response strategy and should probably adopt a comprehensive policy acting on various factors to fight the pandemic.Mauritius is an island state in the Indian Ocean located within the continent of Africa, categorised as an upper-middle-income economy. It has an estimated population of 1.27 million inhabitants, a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$12.2 billion and a per capita GDP of US$ 9630 in 2021.1Following the declaration of the COVID-19 outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, the WHO requested member states to develop a National Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response to the Outbreak with nine strategic pillars.2 Mauritius was identified as the country with the highest risk of exposure in the African Region, and South Africa, Cameroon and Algeria were the only large countries among the top 10 highest risk of exposure.3 Using … ER -