The document titled Outbreak Brief 119: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 39: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern A...
When injected with the vaccine, the body responds to the germ proteins in the vaccine by producing specific antibodies that attach to the proteins and prepare the body to fight infection by the germ. When the real germ then infects the body, the antibodies attach to proteins on the surface of the ge...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (8 June 2022) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northe...
As of 9 am EAT 16 June 2020, a total of 251,866 COVID-19 cases and 6,769 (CFR: 2.7%) deaths have been reported in 54 African countries. This is about 3.2% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief (9 June 2020), 55,612 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 27% increase in new...
The document titled Guidance for the Continuation of Essential Health offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Souther...
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched its Southern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre (SA-RCC) on 31st March 2021, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Mulungushi Conference Centre in Lusaka, Zambia. The lunch was organised by the Southern Africa RCC in collaboration wi...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (25 May 2022) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northe...
The document titled Hand washing facility options for resource limited settings offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Afric...
The document titled IPC guidelines for ambulances transferring known or suspected COVID-19 cases offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Afric...
All stakeholders are being called on to coordinate, communicate, collaborate, and cooperate to support the PACT Initiative to control COVID-19 in Africa.
As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 28 February 2022, a total of 11,188,490 COVID-19 cases and 248,812 deaths (CFR: 2.2%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 3% of all cases and 4.2% of all deaths reported globally. Thirty-four (60%) AU MS are reporting C...
The document titled COVID-19 Guidance for Educational Sector offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa,...
The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Ethiopia offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Norther...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 140: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern...
SAFETY WHEN TRAVELLING * All delegates should ensure that they have a negative COVID-19 test result before travelling. * Maintain physical distance of 1-2 metres from others at the airport and at all public places. * Observe personal hygiene always – regular washing of hands with soap and water or c...
In view of the infrastructural and resource gaps, technology should be considered for remote management of healthcare deliver to patients during this period. As it is abundantly clear, even countries with more advanced healthcare infrastructure and resources have struggled to treat COVID-19 and non-...
The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Zimbabwe offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Norther...
The document titled Questions and answers on mask wearing offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, We...
La situation humanitaire reste désastreuse dans les provinces de l’Ituri, du Nord-Kivu, du Sud-Kivu Tshoppo, le Kasai et le Maindombe de la RDC. L’escalade du conflit et la dégradation du contexte sécuritaire ont contribué à la détérioration de la situation humanitaire. La détérioration des conditio...