Government COVID-19 Policy Actions Across 26 Global South and North Countries

Tracking 100 non-pharmaceutical interventions across 26 countries, this database focuses on 20 nations in the Global South. Created by Dalberg, the collection combines public records with on-the-ground staff insights to monitor national policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Use Cases

• Comparing the scope of 'movement restrictions' across different Global South nations
• Analyzing 'economic and social measures' taken to mitigate pandemic impact on supply chains
• Evaluating 'healthcare system strengthening' actions relative to 'social distancing' mandates

Strengths

• Tracks 100 distinct non-pharmaceutical intervention types
• Includes on-the-ground verification from Dalberg staff in local markets
• Focuses on 20 Global South countries often underrepresented in policy databases

Limitations

• Small geographic sample size of 26 countries total
• The contributing organization Dalberg is marked as inactive
• Specific column headers and row counts are not explicitly defined in the metadata

Provenance

Source

Dalberg

Collection Method

Publicly available information combined with on-the-ground knowledge from staff

Freshness

Last updated March 2026 per metadata, though the contributing organization is currently inactive.

Geography

26 countries (20 Global South, 6 Global North)