The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is an African Union specialised agency which was launched to support African Union member states in their efforts to strengthen public health systems through capacity building which will result in effectively detecting and responding to emergencies, addressing complex health challenges and conducting life-saving research in the public health sector.
Africa CDC aims to strengthen Africa’s public health institutions’ capacities, capabilities and partnerships to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats and outbreaks based on science, policy, and data-driven interventions and programs.
Africa CDC activities are anchored on Five Strategic Pillars namely:
1. Strengthened Public Health Institutions
2. Strengthened Public Health Workforce
3. Expanded Local Manufacturing on the continent.
4. Increased domestic resources for health.
5. Action oriented and respectful partnerships
Africa CDC through its strategic pillars aims to improve various aspects of public health on the continent including:
• Establish early warning, disease intelligence and response surveillance platforms to address all health threats and health emergencies and natural disasters in a timely and effective manner.
• Assist African states to address gaps in capabilities required for International Health Regulations (IHR) compliance.
• Support and/or conduct regional and country-level hazard mapping and risk assessments for African Union member states and assess their level of preparedness and response and harmonise disease control and prevention policies and the surveillance systems in member states.
• Support African states in health emergency responses, particularly those which have been declared a public health emergency of international concern
• Support health promotion and disease prevention through strengthening of health systems and addressing infectious and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), environmental health and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
• Promote partnership and collaboration among member states to address emerging and endemic diseases and public health emergencies
• Support African states in public health capacity-building through, medium and long-term field epidemiological and laboratory training programs
• Provide networks of information systems laboratory systems and
• Conduct Public health research;
Learn more about the work of Africa CDC by visiting africacdc.org
7 авг 2024
