Africa CDC Annual Progress Report 2019

CONTENTS
THE YEAR IN BRIEF ……………………………………………………………………………………. 2
REGIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRES (RCCs) ……………………………………. 4
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES AND RESEARCH …………………………………….. 5
REGIONAL INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE AND
LABORATORY NETWORK (RISLNET) ………………………………………………………. 7
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE …………………………………… 8
DISEASE OUTBREAK RESPONSE SUPPORT  TO MEMBER STATES ……. 9
LABORATORY SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS ………………………………………….. 13
SURVEILLANCE AND DISEASE INTELLIGENCE …………………………………… 15
STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS AND TOOLS FINALIZED IN 2019………………. 17
GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION…………………………………………………. 17
OUR PLANS FOR 2020 ………………………………………………………………………………17
VISITS AND ACTIVITIES IN PICTURES…………………………………………………… 18