Strengthening the Capacity of Service Providers to Reduce the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on African, Caribbean, and Black Communities: Protocol for the COVID-19 African, Caribbean, and Black Providers Project 2.0 Implementation and Evaluation

Josephine Etowa   ¹ , PhD, RN, RM ;   Hugues Loemba   ² , MD, PhD ;   Liana Bailey   ¹ , BScN ;   Sanni Yaya   ³ , PhD ;   Charles Dabone   ⁴ , PhD ;   Egbe B Etowa   ⁵ , PhD ;   Bishwajit Ghose   ^{4, 6} , PhD ;   Wale Ajiboye   ⁷ , PhD ;   Jane Tyerman   ¹ , PhD ;   Marian Luctkar-Flude   ⁸ , PhD ;   Jennifer Rayner   ⁹ , PhD ;   Onyenyechukwu Nnorom   ¹⁰ , MD, MPH ;   Robin Taylor   ¹¹ , MD, PhD ;   Goldameir Oneka   ¹⁰ , PhD ;   Bagnini Kohoun   ¹² , PhD ;   Wangari Tharao   ¹³ ;   Haoua Inoua   ¹⁴ ;   Ruby Edet   ¹⁵ , MD ;   Joseph Kiirya   ¹⁶ ;   Ky’okusinga Kirunga   ¹⁷ ;   Janet Kemei   ¹⁸ , PhD ;   Arone Fantaye   ⁶ , MSc

¹ School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

² Montfort Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada

³ The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

⁴ School of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

⁵ Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁶ Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

⁷ St Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁸ School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

⁹ Alliance for Healthier Communities, Toronto, ON, Canada

¹⁰ Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

¹¹ Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada

¹² Canadians of African Descent Health Organization, Ottawa, ON, Canada

¹³ Women’s Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada

¹⁴ AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) Committee of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

¹⁵ Somerset West Community Health Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada

¹⁶ River Jordan Ministry, Ottawa, ON, Canada

¹⁷ African Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada

¹⁸ Department of Mental Health Nursing and Community Wellness, MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB, Canada