Statement by H.E Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa CDC on the occasion of the African Vaccination Week.
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📷: Community health worker carrying vaccines|Blantyre-Malawi ( copyright|Africa CDC)

Join us for the Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Program #GraduationWeek , May 4-11, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
📅 10 May 2024 (Graduation Day!)

A unique opportunity to:
👉 Celebrate the achievements of our talented Fellows
👉 Hear from experts in global health leadership
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The African Vaccination Week focuses on emphasizing the importance of protecting every person’s right (particularly every child, woman and entire community) from vaccine-preventable diseases by strengthening immunization programs across the African Region.
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Globally , 14.3 million children missed vaccination in 2022, with 8.3 million (56%) in Africa. As we mark the #AVW , Africa CDC reaffirms its commitment to advancing the immunization agenda and ensuring that all Africans have access to vaccines 💉 .
#AfricanVaccinationWeek

Communiqué from the African High–Level Ministerial Consultation for Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on the Draft Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Agreement.
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The Africa CDC Eastern Africa RCC has initiated the establishment of the Regional Taskforce on Cholera Control and Prevention, featuring representation from Member States, #RECs , and Partners.
The taskforce aims to coordinate regional efforts for cholera control and prevention,

Eastern African Member States are working to strengthen regional health security by enhancing #knowledgemanagement (KM) practices.
Key steps include
✅ adopt the knowledge hub concept
✅ create KM policies
✅ KM training
✅ experience sharing
✅ Form a steering committee

“The health of our people in our respective countries is a core component of economic and social development. Today's collective voices should foster unity around this common purpose of achieving Universal Health Coverage”.
~Hon. Hon. Sylvia Masebo, Minister of Health, #Zambia and

Africa CDC recrute pour les postes ci-dessous:
Chargé(e) des finances et des opérations - CCR Centre (AfCDC)
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Finance & Operation Officer - CCR Est (AfCDC)
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Africa CDC is HIRING for the positions below:
* Finance & Operation Officer – RCC East.
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Africa CDC is HIRING for the positions below!
* Finance & Operation Officer – RCC Central.
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At the high-level strategic meeting for #INB Negotiations today, I underlined Africa's #NewPublicHealthOrder priorities which are to boost manufacturing capacities, expanded manufacturing capabilities, tech transfer, resilient supply chains, and robust regulatory frameworks.

“At the end of today’s meeting, we must be able to come up with a collective single position for Africa in all of these negotiations”.
~ H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director General, Africa CDC in his remarks at High–level Ministerial Consultative Meeting for #INB Negotiations.

“As we navigate these challenging times, it’s imperative that we, not only learn from our past experience but also proactively share the future of the global health security”.
~ Hon. Dr. Mekdes Daba, Minister of Health, Ethiopia, and Vice Chairperson of the Africa CDC Governing

African leaders, Ministers of Health, Geneva-based Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to the African Union are coming together for #INB Negotiations in Addis Ababa to discuss the pandemic agreement.

My message remains clear: Enhance Africa’s collective position in the

Honored to open the high-level strategic meeting for #INB Negotiations in Ethiopia, aligning our continental position on the Pandemic Agreement & #IHR -2005 amendments.
As one, we can effectively strengthen Africa's voice in global health negotiations.

Equitable changes in global health architecture must benefit all people and enhance the world’s response to emerging challenges and strengthen global health security. Africa CDC is committed to supporting all strategic and policy coordination of the African Union leadership

Recognizing the evolving global dynamics of geo-political and socio-economic interests surrounding ongoing process of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a Pandemic Agreement and the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR-2005),

Had a productive meeting with Chrysoula Zacharopoulou 🇪🇺🇫🇷, French Minister of State for Development, at the #WHO meeting. Discussed the launch of the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator ( #AVMA ), aimed at creating a sustainable vaccine industry in Africa.
The #AVMA , under Africa CDC,