COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (8 June 2022)
This biweekly brief details the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world as well as updates to the COVID-19-related guidance from Africa CDC, WHO and other public health agencies. This brief complements the Weekly Outbreak Brief and other documents on COVID-19 and the actions that the African Union/Africa CDC […]
Interim guidance on COVID-19 Rapid Antigen self-testing to African Union Member States
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Africa in February 2020, testing to identify individuals infected with SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been a cornerstone in controlling the spread of the disease. However, by the end of January 2022, over 94 million tests had been performed across all 55 […]
Africa PGI Webinar Series on Pathogen Genomic Surveillance in Africa
You are invited to the #Africa#PGI Webinar Series on Pathogen Genomic Surveillance in Africa.
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
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Guidance for Establishing a National Laboratory Quality Framework
Preface The African continent faces disproportionately high burden of diseases and experiences frequent outbreaks that can be detrimental to the lives of its citizens and bottleneck for social and economic development. The health systems in most Member States, even though there are recent improvements, remain extremely weak. This was witnessed during the current Corona Virus […]
Africa PGI Webinar Series on Pathogen Genomic Surveillance in Africa
Interim operational guidance on SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in Africa: An updated guide
Summary Routine genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 is essential to detect, monitor and characterize virus variants that can result in increased transmissibility, disease severity, or affect the effectiveness of diagnostics, vaccines and treatment. The updated document offers practical guidance to the African Union Member States on implementing genomic SARS-CoV-2 surveillance, including advice on sampling and sample […]
Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative 2021 – 2025 Strategic Plan
INTRODUCTION Taking into account the health challenges faced by the African continent and the necessity for an accountability framework for health security to protect citizens of the continent, the African Union (AU) Heads of States and Governments approved the establishment of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) through the Assembly decision […]
Podcast: Role of the Laboratory and Genomic Sequencing in COVID-19 Response for Africa
[Africa CDC Podcast series: Courtesy Dr Noah T Fongwen, Research Fellow, Africa CDC] – Dr. Yenew Kebede Tebeje, Head, Laboratory Systems Africa CDC provides some insights on the ‘Role of laboratory and genomic sequencing in the COVID-19 pandemic response for Africa’.