Outbreak Brief 101: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (14 December 2021), 4,501,031 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 47,740 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 273,869,899 COVID-19 cases and 5,352,069 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2%) have been reported by 226 countries and territories to the World Health […]
Vaccination Advocacy Infographics
This series of infographics was created to inform COVID-19 vaccination policy and provide programmatic guidance to African Union (AU) Member States to enhance vaccine roll out and vaccination campaigns in Africa. As part of the “Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022”, a global goal of 70% COVID-19 vaccination coverage has been set by […]
World AIDS Day 2021: End Inequalities, End AIDS, End Pandemics
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) and the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) invite you to join world renowned HIV/AIDS scientists and infectious diseases experts for a special webinar to commemorate World AIDS Day 2021.
Africa CDC Policy Recommendation for African Union Meetings and Travel During COVID-19 Outbreak
Background SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be readily transmitted human-to-human through small respiratory droplets and particles. The emergence of new more deadly and transmissible variants of concern, like the Delta variant, have made the pandemic even more difficult to control. Specifically, the Delta variant is more than two times as contagious as previous […]
PHEOCs Management: Joint Training and Certification Program
SujetInformation Systems for operationalizing the PHEOC Description1- Introduce the required data sources, processes and information products for each PHEOC Mode of Operation2- Provide an overview of objectives and requirements for an effective Information System for each Mode of Operations in the PHEOC.3- Conduct live demonstration of example systems such as the Electronic Public Health Emergency […]
Gestion des COUSP: Programme conjoint de Formation et de Certification
Outbreak Brief 96: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (9 November 2021), 3,915,756 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 57,391 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 253,619,757 COVID-19 cases and 5,105,451 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2%) have been reported by 226 countries and territories to the World Health […]
Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) From Aspiration To Action
1- CONTEXT12-13 April 2021 African Vaccine Manufacturing SummitThe African Union Commission (AUC) and Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) hosted a two-day high-level Summit under the theme “Expanding Africa’s Vaccine Manufacturing for Health Security: Building back better, bolder and bigger”. Amongst the continental leadership in attendance were:• H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson, African Union […]
Africa CDC – Moderna Scientific Exchange
Join the meeting: https://zoom.us/j/3337716453?pwd=NjAremxxQjJRRXVHaGt0VUNzd3lZdz09
Engaging public representatives in biosecurity and pandemic preparedness
Date: Monday 8 November 2021Time: 17:00 EAT | 16:00 SAST | 14:00 GMT | 09:00 EST Join us LIVE using this link: https://africabiosecurity.world-television.com/home/english