Workshop on promoting manufacturing of personal protective equipment in Africa
The Infection Prevention and Control Technical Working Group of the Africa Task Force for Coronavirus Response (AFTCOR) held a special virtual workshop to promote manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) in Africa on Thursday, 3 September 2020. Over 300 participants representing policymakers, regulatory agencies, the private sector, government and non-government institutions, manufacturers and distributors of […]
Africa CDC, FIND partner to build capacity for COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests in Africa
Strategic partnership between Africa CDC and FIND builds on long-standing relationship and newly signed Memorandum of Understanding to drive access to essential diagnostics across Africa in collaboration with local partners Work to ensure readiness to roll out critical antigen RDTs for COVID-19 is being conducted as part of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator […]
COVID-19 genome sequencing laboratory network launches in Africa
Addis Ababa/Brazzaville, 10 September 2020 – With several African countries now expanding COVID-19 testing, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have launched a network of laboratories to reinforce genome sequencing of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, in […]
Training of trainers on infection prevention and control for COVID-19 concludes in DRC
A three-day training of trainers on infection prevention and control (IPC) for COVID-19 was concluded in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) yesterday, 1 September 2020. The training was organized by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in partnership with the Directorate of General Disease Control of the Ministry of Public […]
Africa CDC launches web-based tool to better manage public health emergency workforce deployments
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 1 SEPTEMBER 2020. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in partnership with the International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening Project of Public Health England (PHE), today launched a new web-based tool, AVoHC Net, to facilitate rapid deployment and better administration of a standby workforce for public health emergencies across […]
Team Europe: Germany and European Union jointly support African Union’s response to COVID-19
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 01 SEPTEMBER 2020. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) today received additional 500,000 COVID-19 test kits from the German Government through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). As part of the EU’s global coronavirus response, the test kits were delivered by an EU Humanitarian Air […]
Zoom offers free access to its unified communications platform for African Union Member States
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 24 AUGUST 2020. In collaboration with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Zoom Video Communications Inc. is offering all African Union Member States free access to Zoom Enterprise accounts to enhance and maintain close coordination, cooperation, collaboration and communication for the COVID-19 pandemic response. In a statement to […]
Saving lives, economies and livelihoods campaign launches in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 20 AUGUST 2020. H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohammed, Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission; H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission; and Dr John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), today announced the launch of the “Africa Against COVID-19: Saving […]
Africa CDC, ARC launch COVID-19 modelling tool for Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the African Risk Capacity (ARC) have launched two COVID-19 modelling tools for Africa: COVID-19 Potential Outcomes Scenarios and COVID-19 Spread Simulation Tool for Africa. The tools will help African Union Member States in evaluating the potential magnitude of COVID-19 in their countries and in […]
World Mask Week aims to inspire global movement to wear face coverings in public
World Mask Week (August 7-14) launched to encourage more people to do their part by wearing a mask in public AUGUST 6, 2020, SEATTLE, WA —The Pandemic Action Network, WHO, Africa CDC, US CDC and US CDC Foundation, Facebook, Google, Global Citizen and 40+ partner organizations announced today the launch of World Mask Weekfrom August […]