On the sidelines of the Third International Conference on Public Health in Africa, held in this capital, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the US government released the document.
The latter describes the main activities of both parties to achieve the goals set out in the Memorandum of Cooperation to Promote Public Health Partnership, signed by the President of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki, and the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antony Blinken became. in March 2022.
The Africa CDC and the United States Government intend to convene regular meetings of technical experts in Ethiopia and Washington to implement, review and update this plan to support shared public health needs and global health security requirements, he said in a statement from the UA agency.
Pandemic preparedness and resilient financing mechanisms for Africa, promoting local production of vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics, strengthened and equitable health systems, and access to adequate healthcare for girls and women are some of the topics discussed at the conference.
The Africa CDC and the Zambian Ministry of Health organized the event from November 27 to 30 under the theme “Overcoming Barriers: Repositioning Africa in the Global Health Architecture.”
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