The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Ugandan government have officially launched the Joint Continental Incident Management Support Team (IMST) to support continental health emergency capabilities amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak. The Africa CDC, in a statement issued lateContinue Reading
A portable biosecure unit has been deployed at an Ebola treatment centre in Rwampara. Footage filmed on Saturday shows health workers installing the transparent isolation structure and treating a patient. “It’s a more secure emergency chamber for epidemics,” said Dr Modet Camara, medical officer at ALIMA in Rwampara. “This isContinue Reading
The ECG recommended that African Union Member States, especially the 11 countries at the highest risk, use an Africa CDC preparedness checklist being developed to assess their readiness for potential imported cases Experts advising the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (www.AfricaCDC.org) have called for stronger cross-borderContinue Reading
he Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged health authorities and the general public to remain alert and strengthen hantavirus surveillance measures despite the outbreak being categorized as low risk to public health in Africa. During a jointContinue Reading
The death toll from ongoing cholera outbreaks across Africa has surpassed 6,700 so far this year, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday. During an online media briefing, Yap Boum II, deputy incident manager for mpox at the Africa CDC, said the continent hasContinue Reading
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that millions of children across the continent have no access to life-saving vaccines, with over half a million children aged under five killed by preventable diseases annually. In a statement released Wednesday, the Africa CDC said thatContinue Reading
