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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 […]
Addis-Abeba, Éthiopie, le 12 novembre 2024 – Le Centre Africain de Contrôle et de Prévention des Maladies (Africa CDC), à travers son Comité Consultatif des Diagnostiques (DAC), a recommandé le premier test PCR en temps réel pour la mpox fabriqué localement au Maroc. L’approbation par Africa CDC souligne la fiabilité et l’efficacité de ce test, renforçant […]
29-31 October 2024, Kigali, Rwanda The 3rd Edition of the Africa Health Tech Summit (#AHTS2024) in Kigali, Rwanda, saw AU-IBAR, GIZ, and Africa CDC come together to co-host a groundbreaking session on “Emerging Digital Technology Trends as a Driver of One Health.” The session, held on October 30, brought together a wide range of African […]
Africa CDC continues to support Mpox response in Africa through the strengthening of diagnostic capacity, surveillance, case detection and management, contact tracing, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) among other efforts. In strengthening laboratory diagnostic capacity for mpox and other pathogens, the Africa CDC supported the Institut National de Santé Publique (INSP) with sample management and referral, biosafety and biosecurity trainings, and enhancing molecular testing and […]
