Health is most effectively managed at the community level. The second administrative unit of most countries in Africa manages the primary health care system closest to the population. At this level, a minimum of six frontline workers needs to be trained on basic surveillance and data management skills to be help detect disease threat and initiate control mechanism. Out of a total of 37,428 frontline workers needed to be trained only 10,218 had been trained, leaving a gap of 27,210. Dr. Simon Antara, Director AFENET, called for more sustained investment in filling this gap in the public health human resource for health in the continent. He made this call at the pre-meeting of the National Public Health Institutes during the just concluded 2nd Conference of Public Health in Africa in Kigali, organized by Africa CDC, and hosted by the Government of Rwanda. The theme of the conference was “Preparedness for Future Pandemics and Post Pandemic Recovery: Africa at a Crossroads.”