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 …………………………………… […]

Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs) and COVID-19 Management

Weekly Webinar Series and Online Community of Practice Date: Thursday, 23 July, 2020 | Time: 3.00-4.10 pm Eastern Africa TimeFeatures• Knowledge transfer through facilitated sessions and continuous mentoring• Networking, learning and experience sharing• Advocating for the use of PHEOCs and Incident Management System for emergency response in settings where there are no PHEOCsPART A:Rapid Response […]

Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs) and COVID-19 Management

Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs) and COVID-19 Management Weekly Webinar Series and Online Community of Practice PART A: The PHEOC and Information Management PART B: United Arab Emirate’s Experience Date: Thursday, 9 July 2020Time: 3.00-4.10 pm (Eastern Africa Time)12.00-1.10 pm (GMT)1.00-2.10 pm (Standard Western Africa Time)1.00-2.10 pm (Central European Time) Features• Knowledge transfer through […]

Statement on the use of Dexamethasone for severely ill COVID-19 Patients

This statement aims to provide guidance and recommendation to African Union Member States. Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is aware of the media releases of the preliminary results of a large randomized clinical trial conducted in the United Kingdom, which included dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, as one of the drugs used for […]

Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs) and COVID-19 Management

Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs) and COVID-19 Management Weekly Webinar Series and Online Community of Practice PART A: Incident Leadership PART B: Tunisia’s Experience Date: Thursday, 25 June 2020Time: 3.00-4.10 pm (Eastern Africa Time)12.00-1.10 pm (GMT)1.00-2.10 pm (Standard Western Africa Time)1.00-2.10 pm (Central European Time) Features• Knowledge transfer through facilitated sessions and continuous mentoring• […]

Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs) and COVID-19 Management

Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs) and COVID-19 Management Weekly Webinar Series and Online Community of Practice PART A: Task Management for Effective Implementation of your Incident Action Plan PART B: Saudi Arabia’s Experience Date: Thursday, 18 June 2020Time: 3.00-4.10 pm Eastern Africa Time 12.00-1.10 pm GMT 1.00-2.10 pm Standard Western Africa Time 1.00-2.10 pm […]

Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs) and COVID-19 Management

Weekly Webinar Series and Online Community of Practice Date: Thursday, 11 June 2020 | Time: 3.00-4.10 pm Eastern Africa TimeFeatures• Knowledge transfer through facilitated sessions and continuous mentoring• Networking, learning and experience sharing• Advocating for the use of PHEOCs and Incident Management System for emergency response in settings where there are no PHEOCsPART A:Incident Action […]

Africa CDC COVID-19 Response Update, 31 May 2020

Graphic illustration of where we were with COVID-19 response as of 31 May 2020. 1- EPIDEMIOLOGIC UPDATE 2- EQUIPMENT SUPPORT TO MEMBER STATES 3- NUMBER OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS TRAINED 4- STRATEGIC ACTION UPDATE 5- PERSONNEL DEPLOYMENTS BY COUNTRY 6- AFRICA CDC TARGETS 7- COVID-19 tests conducted by Member States as of 31 July 2020