Framework for Supply Chain Management for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Introduction Emerging and re-emerging pathogens over the last 40 years have highlighted the need for a balanced and well-managed input of resources, like fixed medical equipment and consumable-like medical supplies and medicines to effectively mitigate the effects of these pathogens. Between 2001 and 2016, out of the 5,462 public health events recorded by WHO, 1,508 […]
Framework for Fair, Equitable and Timely Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa
1. Background Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Since the detection of the first cases of COVID-19 in late 2019, the disease has become a global emergency with severe implications on lives and livelihoods worldwide. As of January 2021, COVID-19 has killed 2.2 million people […]
Orientation training for COVID-19 & Community Health Workers
Introduction • Community Health Workers (CHWs) are an essential part of the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) Initiative • Africa CDC set up PACT to drive forward the Africa Union Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 which aims to: • Prevent the spread of COVID-19 • Prevent deaths from COVID-19 • Reduce the social and […]
Annual Progress Report 2020
In this Report Foreword by Commissioner for Social Affairs……………………………………………………………. ii Message from the Director of Africa CDC………………………………………………………………….. iii PART I: COVID-19 REPORT………………………………………………………………………………………………1 Epidemiologic update, Africa, 31 December 2020………………………………………………………. 2 Strategic Coordination…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Strategic Initiatives………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Personnel Training and Deployment……………………………………………………………………………… 5 Strategic Initiatives………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 Test kits and Medical Supplies Support to Member States ……………………………………… 7 Financing […]
Guidance on Expedited Regulatory Authorisation Process for Emergency use of COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa
PREAMBLE CONSCIOUS of the fact that the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 30 January 2020, and declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020, having infected over 91 million persons and caused the deaths of more than 2 million persons globally – […]
New SARS-CoV-2 variants in Africa
Africa is currently experiencing an increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. As of 27 January 2021, at least 40 countries have experienced a second wave of the pandemic, including all countries in the Southern Africa region. This new wave of infections is thought to be associated with the emergence of variants that are […]
Guidance on Emergency Expedited Regulatory Authorisation and Access to COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa
Acknowledgements: Taking the whole of Africa approach to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has and will continue to require coordinated efforts from multiple stakeholders from across the continent. Africa CDC would like to acknowledge the deep partnership and continued support of AUDA-NEPAD, AVAREF, WHO AFRO, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Mastercard Foundation. These […]
Outbreak Brief 54: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (19 January 2021), 5,145,748 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 101,239 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 98,811,424 COVID-19 cases and 2,124,799 related deaths (case fatality rate (CFR): 2.2%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases […]
PERC Weekly Update: COVID-19 Epidemiology and Policy in Africa
Reporting period: 18-24 January 2021 (Africa CDC Epi Week 3) While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decrease in most African Union (AU) Member States, the new variant first detected in South Africa (501Y.V2) has continued to spread. Across the continent and globally, countries have announced new restrictions limiting travel to/from South Africa due […]
Outbreak Brief 53: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (12 January 2021), 4,593,276 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 92,340 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 93,665,676 COVID-19 cases and 2,023,560 related deaths (case fatality rate (CFR): 2.2%) have been reported from 221 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases […]