Africa CDC establishes continent-wide task force to respond to global coronavirus epidemic
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has established the Africa Task Force for Novel Coronavirus (AFCOR), to oversee preparedness and response to the global epidemic of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) disease. The Director of Africa CDC, Dr John Nkengasong, inaugurated the Task Force on Monday, 3 February 2020, during a […]
Africa CDC and partners strengthen Ebola detection capacity in 10 high-risk countries in Africa
Africa CDC collaborated with international partners to host the first international training course for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) diagnostics from 17 to 21 February 2020 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The 25 participants in the training were from Angola, Burundi, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, […]
Ten African countries endorse cross-border collaboration framework on Ebola outbreak preparedness and response
Goma, DRC, 21 October 2019. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its nine neighbouring countries today, during a meeting of ministers, senior health and immigration officials and partners in Goma, endorsed a joint framework to strengthen cross-border collaboration on preparedness and response to Ebola virus and other disease outbreaks. Representatives of the 10 […]
Communique on Cross-Border Coordination, Partnerships, and Communication for Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness in At-Risk Member States
We, the Ministers of Health and senior immigration officials of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the nine neighboring countries to the DRC, met on 21 October 2019 in Goma the DRC; NOTING WITH CONCERN the ongoing outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in north-eastern DRC and the increasing potential for EVD […]
Africa HIV Viral Load Movement Launched in Addis Ababa
The Africa HIV Viral Load Movement was launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 24 September 2019, in the presence of over 200 participants in the first consultative meeting of the Africa Collaborative to Advance Diagnostics (AFCAD). Launching the movement, the Director for Social Affairs, African Union Commission, Madam Cisse Mariama Mohamed said: “Access to antiretroviral […]
Member States Review African Union Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance Control
The African Union Commission convened a meeting on 22–23 August 2019 to review the Commission’s draft strategy for controlling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Africa. Participants in the meeting included experts working on human, animal, environment and plant health, and food safety, representing Member States and partners. In his opening remarks at the meeting, Dr John […]
Inspection visit to Africa CDC Headquarters building site
The African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil, and the Ambassador and Head of Mission of China to the African Union, H.E. Mr Yuxi Liu, visited the site of the Africa CDC headquarters building in company of other representatives of the African Union and China today. The visit was to view […]
Partnership with the African Union is a priority for the United Nations
Ms Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of MONUSCO, has said that partnership with the African Union is one of the priorities already highlighted by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. She made this remark today during a meeting with H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil, African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, […]
African Union expresses solidarity with Democratic Republic of Congo in the fight against Ebola
The African Union has expressed solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in its fight against Ebola outbreak in some parts of the country. The Commissioner for Social Affairs, H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil, conveyed the message of solidarity today during a meeting with Prof. Jean Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, Head of the DRC Ebola […]
Communique de presse conjoint entre les Centres Africains de Contrôle et de Prévention des Maladies et l’Organisation Mondiale de la santé sur la situation de l’épidémie du virus Ebola dans la République Démocratique du Congo
Le 17 juillet 2019, le Directeur général de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), le Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a déclaré l’épidémie d’Ebola en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) comme une urgence de santé publique de portée internationale (PHEIC). Un PHEIC est défini dans le RSI (2005) comme ” un événement extraordinaire dont il est […]