👩🏽⚕️We're responding to a question from Ibrahima, who is wondering whether mpox vaccines are in some way similar to covid-19 vaccines. #MpoxAwareness #AfricaResponds #QandA
Africa CDC
Medical Practices
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa 119,472 followers
A specialized technical institution of the African Union supporting public health initiatives of Member States.
About us
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is a specialized technical institution of the African Union established to support public health initiatives of Member States and strengthen the capacity of their public health institutions to detect, prevent, control and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats. Africa CDC supports African Union Member States in providing coordinated and integrated solutions to the inadequacies in their public health infrastructure, human resource capacity, disease surveillance, laboratory diagnostics, and preparedness and response to health emergencies and disasters.
- Website
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http://www.africacdc.org/
External link for Africa CDC
- Industry
- Medical Practices
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2017
- Specialties
- Epidemiology, Public Health, Surveillance, Diagnostics, Laboratory, Emergency response, Preparedness, Disease, Health, Africa, Prevention, Control, Integration, Agenda 2063, African Union, Africa CDC, NPHIs, RCCs, and Outbreak investigation
Locations
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Primary
P.O. Box 3243 | Roosevelt Street (Old Airport Area) | W21K19 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa 251, ET
Employees at Africa CDC
Updates
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📢 Join us for our weekly press briefing where Africa CDC Director General, Dr. Jean Kaseya will share key insights and urgent actions in response to the #Mpox outbreak. 🗓️ Date: 10 Oct 2024 ⏰Time: 16:00 – 17:00 PM (Eastern Africa Time/GMT 3) 15:00 - 16:00 PM (Southern African Time/GMT 2) 14:00 – 15:00 PM (Central African Countries/GMT 1) 📍 Virtual (Zoom) 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/3zBz0Sw #Mpox #HealthEmergency #PublicHealth
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Special Briefing on Mpox & Other Health Emergencies | Oct. 10, 2024 Following the launch of the Mpox Joint Continental Preparedness and Response Plan by Africa CDC and World Health Organization, join us for our weekly press briefing to share key insights and urgent actions against the Mpox outbreak.
Special Briefing on Mpox & Other Health Emergencies | Oct. 10, 2024
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👨🏾⚕️We're going to answer a question from Promesse, who asked whether lockdown should be recommended as a preventive measure for mpox. #MpoxAwareness #AfricaResponds #QandA
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#Rwanda is intensifying measures to prevent the spread of #Marburg through enhanced contact tracing, screening, and testing efforts. #Marburg #HealthSecurity #PressBriefing
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👩🏽⚕️ Let's address a question from Soso, who is asking whether there is a link between Mpox and the COVID-19 vaccines. Are these leftover vaccines or new ones? #MpoxAwareness #AfricaResponds #QandA
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Having secured over $1 billion in commitments to fight #Mpox in Africa, Africa CDC is now focusing on raising funds to tackle #Marburg once a continental response plan is finalised, says Director General Dr Jean Kaseya. #Marburg was detected in #Rwanda a week ago.
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Co-infection with malaria is complicating the #Marburg outbreak in Rwanda. Africa CDC remains committed to supporting Rwanda in these efforts as they work tirelessly to protect the health of their people. #MarburgResponse #HealthSecurity #PublicHealthUpdate #PressBriefing
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👩🏽⚕️Today, let us discuss with Richard about mpox vaccines. #MpoxAwareness #AfricaResponds #QandA
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Africa CDC Director General Dr Jean Kaseya, alongside #Rwanda’s Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana briefed the media on #Mpox and #Marburg. With 16 African countries battling #Mpox, #Rwanda is intensifying response efforts against the two diseases, including contact tracing and community surveillance.