Bulletin épidémiologique mensuel des maladies à potentiel épidémique et autres urgences de santé publique, Mai 2023
Crises humanitaires dans la région Afrique centrale et la CEEAC • Impact de la crise soudanaise en République centrafricaine et au Tchad Après le déclenchement de la guerre au Soudan, un afflux de réfugiés soudanais et d’autres nationalités a été enregistré dans l’extrême-nord de la République centrafricaine (RCA), province de Vakaga ainsi que dans plusieurs […]
Certified African Regional professionals: Level 1 Biorisk Management
Introduction The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative was launched by the Africa CDC in April 2019 with the aim of strengthening the African Union (AU) Member States’ biosafety and biosecurity systems and enabling them to comply with national and international requirements for biosafety and biosecurity including the […]
Certified African Regional professionals: Level 1 Biological Waste Management
Introduction The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative was launched by the Africa CDC in April 2019 with the aim of strengthening the African Union (AU) Member States’ biosafety and biosecurity systems and enabling them to comply with national and international requirements for biosafety and biosecurity including the […]
Building Testing Capacity for Epidemic-Prone Diseases
Executive Summary The provision of health and other services in the African region is challenging due to protracted humanitarian emergencies, poverty, lack of political commitment, and fragile health systems. This has resulted in a number of retrograde health indicators, an increase in the burden of infectious diseases, and the emergence and re-emergence of high-risk pathogens. […]
Africa Region Subject Matter Expert (Af-RSME) under the Regional Training and Certification Program for Biosafety and Biosecurity Professionals in the Africa Region
Introduction The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative was launched by the Africa CDC in April 2019 with the aim of strengthening the African Union (AU) Member States’ biosafety and biosecurity systems and enabling them to comply with national and international requirements for biosafety and biosecurity including the […]
Communique on the Sudden Increase in COVID-19 Cases driven by the Omicron BF.7 Variants
Key Messages • BF.7 is one of the Omicron subvariants under monitoring by the Africa CDC and the World Health Organization • Preliminary reports from China indicate BF.7 has increased transmissibility with a shorter incubation period, and greater capacity to infect people who have had a previous COVID-19 infection, or been vaccinated, or both • […]
Consultative Workshop on Revised COVID-19 Testing Strategy
COVID-19 Test to Treat Guidelines for African Union Member States
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In response to the outbreak, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has been supporting African Union Member States in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through a variety of interventions such as non-pharmaceutical interventions, quarantine, testing, isolation, contact tracing, and clinical management. The Test to Treat guideline aims to increase […]
African Union List of Certified Assessors for the Regulatory and Certification Framework for Institutions Handling High Risk Pathogens
The Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) launched the Biosafety and Security Initiative in April 2019 to strengthen the biosecurity and biosafety systems of African Union Member States to enable them to comply with international standards for Biosafety and Biosecurity. Recent events of public health concern and emergency of infectious diseases including the Ebola […]
The regulatory and certification framework for institutions handling high risk pathogens in the Africa Region
The World Health Organization (WHO) Joint External Evaluation (JEE) technical assessments conducted between 2016-2019 and the Global Health Security Index (GHSI) of 2021 highlighted Africa Union (AU) Member States limited capacities in Biosafety and Biosecurity. In the GHSI report none of the participating AU Member states scored above 50% in Biosecurity and only 2 with […]