Outbreak Brief 31: COVID-19 Pandemic – 18 August 2020
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (11 August 2020), 1,584,886 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 33,917 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 21,312,003 COVID-19 cases and 762,257 (case fatality rate (CFR): 4%) related deaths have been reported from 215 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases […]
Best Practices for COVID-19 in Primary Healthcare Facilities
Purpose of this document Based on WHO recommendations, countries have developed guidance documents for COVID-19 care at tertiary and referral hospitals, but there is a lack of clear guidance for maintaining essential services and preventing viral transmission at lower tiers of care. This document addresses issues specific to primary healthcare facilities (PHCs) and aims to […]
Generic protocol for a population-based, age and gender stratified sero-survey study for SARS-CoV-2
Background: The novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic, and the epidemic in Africa continues to rise at a rapid rate. Cases have been reported in 54 of 55 member states, most of which already experiencing community-spread hence are making it more difficult to contain the outbreak. With the expansion of testing, […]
Guidance on Resumption of Travel and Cross-border Surveillance
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 …………………………………… […]
COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (11 August 2020)
In addition to our Weekly Outbreak Brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help African Union Member States. Africa CDC shares a weekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as well as updates to the latest guidance […]
Outbreak Brief 30: COVID-19 Pandemic – 11 August 2020
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (4 August 2020), 1,798,419 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 41,329 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 19,727,117 COVID-19 cases and 721,340 (CFR: 4%) related deaths have been reported from 215 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases (proportion of global […]
Webinar Series on COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance in Africa #3
TOPIC: Technical session on SARS-CoV-2 Whole Genome Sequencing and Quality Control SPEAKERS: Dr. Jennifer Giandhari, Sureshnee Pillay, Houriiyah Tegally and Emmanuel James San, KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) at University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South AfricaWHEN: Wednesday, 05 August 2020TIME: 2.00PM – 3.00PM East Africa TimeWHERE: https://bit.ly/2Okfoqy
Outbreak Brief 29: COVID-19 Pandemic – 4 August 2020
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (28 July 2020), 1,800,515 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 39,969 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 17,928,698 COVID-19 cases and 687,011 (CFR: 4%) related deaths have been reported from 215 countries and territories. The distribution of cumulative cases (proportion of global […]
Africa CDC COVID-19 Response Update, 31 July 2020
Graphic illustration of where we were with COVID-19 response as of 31 July 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 […]