Health Security Partnership Strengthens Disease Surveillance in Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization, and the Robert Koch Institute today announced a Health Security Partnership focused on strengthening disease surveillance and epidemic intelligence in Africa.

Substantial progress has been made in disease surveillance across Africa over the past decade, but it is worth noting that it experiences more outbreaks and other health emergencies than others, many of which are preventable or controllable with proven public health interventions, wrote the Africa CDC on July 18, 2023.

“Our collective ability to prevent, prepare for, and respond to healthy security emergencies remains critical to keeping our communities safe,” said Sara Hersey, Director of Collaborative Intelligence at the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, in a press release.

“Through this partnership, WHO remains dedicated to working with Member States to systematically strengthen our capabilities and collaboration across stakeholders, sectors, and borders for more effective and collaborative disease surveillance in Africa.”