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Africa has developed a preferred list to guide efforts in improving access to diagnostics for epidemic-prone diseases on the continent. Mpox, dengue, cholera, bacterial meningitis, and measles are the first set of priority diseases for which priority diagnostics have been shortlisted based on the set criteria outlined in the Target Product Profiles (TPPs). “Specific tests for these diseases will undergo evaluation as part […]
Du 9 au 12 décembre 2024, une équipe d’experts techniques, issus d’universités, d’institutions de recherche, de ministères et du secteur privé, s’est réunie à Naivasha, au Kenya, pour créer un hub d’apprentissage numérique en One Health. Ce projet vise à renforcer les compétences des acteurs africains dans le domaine du One Health numérique. Ce hub […]
WASHINGTON DC, October 18, 2024 — Concluding its second funding round, the Pandemic Fund’s Governing Board approved on October 17 US$418 million in new grants designed to bolster pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) capacities in 40 countries across six geographical regions. These grants will provide much-needed investments to strengthen disease surveillance and early warning systems, […]
Summary of 2023 Results To realise the vision of “An Africa in which animal resources contribute significantly to integration, prosperity, and peace.” AU-IBAR works through the Regional Economic Communities to support African Union Member States to advance the governance and management of animal resources. This work is guided by the principles of subsidiarity and is […]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 November 2024 – Africa Union Member States have endorsed a new strategic plan at to tackle endemic diseases across the African continent. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) convened a key workshop from November 27–29, 2024, in Addis Ababa to launch the new strategy with an emphasis on […]
