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 – By Gerald Gekara
The four-year project, ‘EU for health security in Africa: European CDC for Africa CDC’, funded by the EU, will also facilitate harmonized surveillance and disease intelligence, and support the implementation of the public health workforce strategy of Africa CDC.
Commission Vice-President for promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas said
“The coronavirus pandemic has shown more clearly than ever that health security – a longstanding objective in the cooperation between the African Union and the European Union – must remain a global priority. The new partnership between the European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control and the Africa CDC is a crucial step to achieve this common goal.”
Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, stressed
“The COVID-19 pandemic shows how crucial it is to invest in health systems to ensure they are prepared to deal with such crisis. The EU supports the continental leadership and coordination of the African Union in responding to the ongoing pandemic”.
