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WEBAfrica CDC strengthens the capacity and capability of Africa’s public health institutions as well as partnerships to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats and outbreaks, based on data-driven interventions and programmes.
Africa CDC Declares Mpox A Public Health Emergency of …
WEBAddis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 Aug 2024 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017.
Outbreak Report, 30 July 2024: Mpox Situation in Africa
WEBJul 30, 2024 · Africa CDC strengthens the capacity and capability of Africa’s public health institutions as well as partnerships to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats and outbreaks, based on data-driven interventions and programmes.
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
WEBSep 6, 2024 · DAKAR, Senegal -- The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox, three weeks after WHO declared outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency.
Alarmed by mpox surge, Africa CDC declares a 'continental emergency' - NPR
WEBAug 9, 2024 · The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has never done anything like this before. On Tuesday, the agency declared a “public health emergency of continental security.” Their...
African CDC and WHO launch joint continental plan to scale up …
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is a continental autonomous public health agency of the African Union that supports member states in efforts to strengthen health systems and improve surveillance, emergency response, and prevention and control of diseases.
FACT SHEET: United States Response to the Clade I Mpox …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · The United States, through the State Department, will continue working through the U.S.-Africa CDC Joint Action Plan adopted in November 2023 to increase African Union Member States' capacity to prevent, detect, …
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
WEBSep 6, 2024 · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox, three weeks after WHO declared outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency.
WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency | CNN
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared the outbreak a public health emergency of continental security on Tuesday, the first such declaration by the agency...
What is mpox, and why is this outbreak so concerning? | CNN
WEBAug 15, 2024 · It follows a public health emergency declaration that the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention made for the continent Tuesday. A deadlier strain of the virus, clade Ib, is...