Roll Out : Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) in Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is pleased to invite you to the roll out of the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) in Africa. PACT is a continental strategy to help Member States limit COVID-19 transmission by ensuring uninterrupted supply of diagnostics and medical supplies, as well as frontline personnel, needed […]
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
Webinar: Manufactures overview on COVID 19 Molecular diagnostics tools, ABBOT and BIO RAD company (EN)
Topic: Manufactures overview on COVID 19 Molecular diagnostics tools, ABBOT and BIO RAD company Description: Overview on available COVID 19 laboratory test kits, what genes are targeted, status regarding regulatory approval performance, run time and other technical consideration. Presenter: MS Danijela Lucic ( senior Scientific Affairs Manager, Gobal infectious disease, Abbot). Dr Marcus Neusser (EMEA […]
Webinar: Strategies to Implement Fast Turn Around Laboratory testing for the control of COVID 19 (EN)
Topic: Strategies to Implement Fast Turn Around Laboratory testing for the control of COVID 19 Description: The need for well planned testing strategies and fast turn around time both at the Central and decentralised testing laboratories for effective response Presenter: Trevor Peter, CHAI Link to presentation content:
Webinar: Role of Serology Test in the COVID-19 response and the Africa CDC partneship to accelerate COVID 19 testing (PACT)
Role of Serology Test in the COVID-19 response and the Africa CDC partneship to accelerate COVID 19 testing (PACT)
Webinar: Maintaining HIV & TB Testing in the Context of the COVID-19 (EN)
The importance of maintaining HIV and TB testing and care in the context of COVID-19.
If you don’t test you won’t find
IF YOU DON’T TEST YOU CAN’T FIND
Webinar: Manufacturers of COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostic Tests Qiagen and Thermofisher Scientific (EN)
Topic: Manufacturers of COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostic Tests Qiagen and Thermofisher Scientific Description: Technical issues regarding COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostics, manufacturers perspectives( Qiagen and Thermofisher) Presenter: Dr. Davide Manissero, Chief Medical Officer at QIAGEN, Mr. Riegardt Johnson, Field Application Scientist at Thermo Fisher Link to presentation content:
Weekly Report by the Africa CDC’s Director
WEEKLY REPORT BY THE AFRICA CDC’s DIRECTOR
Webinar: Manufacturers of COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostic Tests BD, Cepheid Inc (EN)
Topic: Manufacturers of COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostic Tests BD, Cepheid Inc Description: Technical issues regarding COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostics, perspectives from the manufactures (BD and Cepheid) Presenter: Dr. Charles Cooper, Dr Rujeko TSOMONDO Link to presentation content: