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PART I: COVID-19 REPORT………………………………………………………………………………………………1 Epidemiologic update, Africa, 31 December 2020………………………………………………………. 2 Strategic Coordination…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Strategic Initiatives………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Personnel Training and Deployment……………………………………………………………………………… 5 Strategic Initiatives………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 Test kits and Medical Supplies Support to Member States ……………………………………… 7 Financing the Response………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 From the Regional Collaborating Centres…………………………………………………………………… 10 Central Africa RCC…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10 Eastern Africa RCC………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 Southern Africa RCC……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 Sectional Reports…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 Case Management…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13 Infection Prevention and Control…………………………………………………………………………………. 14 Laboratory and Subtyping…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 16 Risk Communication and Community Engagement…………………………………………………. 17 Logistics and Supply Change Management………………………………………………………………. 18 Science……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 18 Surveillance…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18PART II: NON-COVID-19 REPORT……………………………………………………………………………….. 19 Emergency Preparedness and Response…………………………………………………………………… 20 Laboratory Systems and Network……………………………………………………………………………… 21 Disease Control and Prevention…………………………………………………………………………………… 22 Surveillance and Disease Intelligence…………………………………………………………………………. 23 Public Health Workforce and Capacity Development………………………………………………. 25 Africa CDC Institute for Workforce Development……………………………………………………… 25 New Workforce and Capacity Development Initiatives……………………………………………. 26 Regional Collaborating Centres…………………………………………………………………………………… 27 Eastern Africa RCC……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 27 Southern Africa RCC……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27 Other Updates………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 28 Scientific Publications in 2020……………………………………………………………………………………. 29 Priorities for 2021…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 31

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