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Dec 12, 2024 · Africa CDC strengthens the capacity and capability of Africa’s public health institutions as well as partnerships to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats and outbreaks, based on data-driven interventions and programmes. Visit Africa CDC on the African Union website.
Regional Coordination Centres – Africa CDC
The RCCs serve as hubs for Africa CDC surveillance, preparedness and emergency response activities and coordinate regional public health initiatives by Member States in consultation with Africa CDC headquarters.
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention - Wikipedia
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is a public health agency of the African Union to support the public health initiatives of member states and strengthen the capacity of their health institutions to deal with disease threats.
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Africa CDC supports African Union Member States in providing coordinated and integrated solutions to the inadequacies in their public health infrastructure, human resource capacity, disease surveillance, laboratory diagnostics, and preparedness and response to health emergencies and disasters.
Africa CDC: Its Evolution and Key Issues for its Future - KFF
Mar 31, 2023 · The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) works to build the capacity of public health institutions across Africa to strengthen the timeliness and effectiveness...
Africa CDC Launches Continent-wide Response
Dec 8, 2020 · In a global pandemic that has tested even the most seasoned public health agencies, Africa CDC is coordinating a continent-wide response to the disease, with critical support from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC).
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Africa CDC is a specialized technical institution of the African Union that strengthens the capacity and capability of Africa’s public health institutions.
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Jan 12, 2023 · The African Union (AU) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announce their full participation in the 76 th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA76), scheduled from 21 st-- 30 th May 2023 in Geneva
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Along with a newly established Emergency Operations Center in Ethiopia, five Regional Collaborating Centers in Egypt, Nigeria, Gabon, Zambia, and Kenya will allow the Africa CDC to work more closely with Member States on the public health challenges specific to each geographic region.
Africa Lists Diagnostics for Priority Diseases – Africa CDC
Dec 12, 2024 · Africa has developed a preferred list to guide efforts in improving access to diagnostics for epidemic-prone diseases on the continent. Mpox, dengue, cholera, bacterial meningitis, and measles are the first set of priority diseases for which priority diagnostics have been shortlisted based on the set criteria outlined in the Target Product Profiles (TPPs). “Specific tests for these diseases ...