African Union List of Certified Assessors for the Regulatory and Certification Framework for Institutions Handling High Risk Pathogens
The Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) launched the Biosafety and Security Initiative in April 2019 to strengthen the biosecurity and biosafety systems of African Union Member States to enable them to comply with international standards for Biosafety and Biosecurity. Recent events of public health concern and emergency of infectious diseases including the Ebola […]
The regulatory and certification framework for institutions handling high risk pathogens in the Africa Region
The World Health Organization (WHO) Joint External Evaluation (JEE) technical assessments conducted between 2016-2019 and the Global Health Security Index (GHSI) of 2021 highlighted Africa Union (AU) Member States limited capacities in Biosafety and Biosecurity. In the GHSI report none of the participating AU Member states scored above 50% in Biosecurity and only 2 with […]
The Regional Training And Certification Program For Biosafety And Biosecurity Professionals
