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Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak

December 17, 2020
English

MEDIA ADVISORY

Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

WHAT: Weekly engagement with members of the media to share critical updates on the COVID-19 response activities and progress made toward implementing the joint continental strategy for COVID-19 response in Africa.

SPEAKERS: Dr John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC
Prof. Heidi Larson, Director, the Vaccine Confidence Project, LSHTM,

WHEN: Thursday, 17 December 2020

TIME: 11.00–12.00 pm East Africa Time

Event Resources: 
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Ground Breaking and Unveiling Ceremony for Africa CDC HQ

December 14, 2020
English

Today, H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohamed Elfadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs and H.E. Ambassador Yuxi Liu, Head of the Mission of the People’s Republic of China to Ethiopia, on behalf of the African Union Commission and the Government of China attended the ground breaking and unveiling ceremony for the China aided Project of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Headquarters building. The event took place in the presence of representatives from the AU Commission, the Government of China, and the Government of Ethiopia.

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Africa’s Infrastructure Ministers to Meet Virtually to Validate Second Phase of PIDA and Launch of AfSEM

December 11, 2020
English

The First extra-ordinary meeting of the Specialized Technical Committee on Transport, Intercontinental and Interregional Infrastructures, Energy and Tourism (STC-TTIIET) will be held from 14-15 December 2020 virtually, under the theme Africa’s Infrastructure Priorities 2020-2030.

Ground Breaking and Unveiling Ceremony for of the Africa CDC Headquarters Building Project

December 14, 2020
English

WHAT:                 Ground breaking and Unveiling Ceremony to launch the start of the construction work of the Africa CDC Headquarters Building Project (Phase I). The program is jointly organized by the Commission and the Chinese Mission to the African Union, and will be attended by Senior Officials of the Commission, Member States, China and the host country.

SPEAKER:                           

H.E. the Minister of Commerce of China will speak via a video link from Beijing.

European Union and African Union sign partnership to scale up preparedness for health emergencies

December 07, 2020
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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched a new partnership initiative to strengthen the capacity of Africa CDC to prepare for and respond to public health threats in Africa. The four-year project, ‘EU for health security in Africa: European CDC for Africa CDC', funded by the EU, will also facilitate harmonised surveillance and disease intelligence, and support the implementation of the public health workforce strategy of Africa CDC.

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