Honoured to have been asked to serve as President a.i. of the Multilateral Initiative for Malaria by the GA of the #MIM during its wonderful #MIM 2024 meeting in Kigali. Can’t wait to work towards an even stronger Multilateral Initiative on Malaria. Rose Gana F.Leke Mbacham Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Urgent action is needed to confront artemisinin partial resistance in African malaria parasites Deus Ishengoma fitsumgtadesse Jaishree raman Sofonias K Tessema Abdoulaye DJIMDE
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#Invest #Innovate #Implement for a malaria free world. Yes we can!

A malaria-free world is possible. 

This #WorldMalariaDay , we’re highlighting 3 innovations that will help us fight this deadly, but preventable, disease.

With integrated genomic surveillance, outbreak detection and enhanced data sharing, we are empowering #NPHIs and safeguarding public health across the continent.
#OutbreakDetection #DETECTProject #IGSProject #GenomicSurveillance

Today marks the launch of two game-changing projects: #IGS and #DETECT , co-funded by the EU. With a focus on molecular detection and data sharing, these initiatives will bolster Africa's capacity for outbreak response and AMR surveillance.
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With the DETECT Project, we aim strengthen molecular #diagnostic and next-generation sequencing based outbreak detection in 12 AU Member States.

Today Africa CDC kicked-off #IGS & #DETECT projects supported by the EU HERA and in collaboration with ASLM and Africa Public Health Foundation. #AfricaPGI continues to strengthen, optimize and consolidate molecular and genomics surveillance in Africa
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Thrilled about our visit to Africa CDC and the engaging meeting with their Pathogen Genomics group led by Sofonias K Tessema! 🌍 APHL is committed to collaborating on making NGS sustainable and actionable across Africa. Together, we’re paving the way for stronger lab capabilities!

In #DRC alone, more than 4500 cases of #mpox and almost 300 deaths have been reported this year. That is triple the number reported at this time last year.

The recent surge in cases and deaths among children is of particular concern, along with the re-emergence of Clade One in

🌍Join the Africa CDC Africa PGI Webinar Series on Pathogen Genomic Surveillance in Africa.
📅When? April 10th, 2024, 2:00-3:00 PM EAT
Topic: Fully Automated Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Solutions

Save the date #CPHIA2024

New #JobOpportunity ! We are recruiting a Senior Science Manager to support ASLM departments with technical advice for scientific rigour & alignment with latest scientific developments & innovations in all organizational intervention. Apply by 30th April! aslm.org/job-opportunit…

World Health Organization (WHO) Phenomenal talk by Christian T. Happi ACEGID harnessing genomics to rapidly investigate and manage infectious disease outbreaks in Africa - and the importance of speed, accuracy and open data sharing #AMR2024

Short but sweet visit to see Bryan Greenhouse Jessica Briggs Melissa Conrad @EPPIcenter at UCSF and Babak Javid too!

🌍 Sub-grants available for projects in #bioinformatics and #wastewater environmental surveillance (WES) across Africa, South Asia, and Latin America 💻💧🌱

#Funding to support #publichealth initiatives in LMICs.🌐

Apply now and make a difference! 🔗

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Day 3 of our bioinformatics training & the excitement continues to grow! Today, we're diving deep into sequence alignment, assembly & interpreting phylogenetic trees from Cholera sequence data from Africa. #Genomics #Bioinformatics #Phylogenetics '

Met with Director General Jean Kaseya and his team today. Africa CDC has a strong 5-year strategic plan and the U.S. supports their efforts to drive public health impact for the continent of Africa.

Africa CDC and #TeamEurope made 3 pivotal joint announcements to signify the strength of this partnership:
1. Joint Africa CDC - European Commission initiative on Genomic sequencing
2. Joint Africa CDC - European Commission Initiative on Health Security using a one health approach
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