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THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IS A WAKE-UP CALL SHOWING HOW UNPREPARED WE ARE TO DEAL WITH BIOLOGICAL THREATS

Posted: February 5, 2020

In 2011, a novel virus,MEV-1, emerged from China and quickly spread throughout the world, killing 2.5 million people in the U.S. and 26 million worldwide. That outbreak wasn't real, of course—it was the plot of the film Contagion, providing a Hollywood-style glimpse into the panic that surrounds a global pandemic. At the moment, we're in the midst of a very real o...

South Africa says it is ready for a coronavirus outbreak

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South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases recently issued a statement declaring confidence in the nation’s epidemic-prevention machinery to meet the challenge posed by the newly emerging coronavirus 2019-nCoV.

There is considerable traffic between mainland China, the Pacific-Rim countries, Austr...

Global Surveillance for human infection with novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Posted: January 27, 2020

This document summarizes WHO’s interim guidance for global surveillance of novel coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV). WHO will continue to update this guidance as new information about 2019-nCoV becomes available. Updated information about 2019-nCoV can be found here along with other guidance documents. SOURCE:Read more

Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Posted: January 24, 2020

The meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019 in the People’s Republic of China, with exportations currently reported in the Republic of Korea, Japan, Thailand and Singapore, took place on Wednesday, 22 January 2020, from 12:00 to 16:30 Geneva...

SACIDS FOUNDATION FOR ONE HEALTH RESEARCH ON POLICY ANALYSIS OF THE DRIVERS OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE WITHIN TANZANIA’S FORMAL AND INFORMAL HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

Posted: January 9, 2020

Background In recent years, Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as among the major global threat to public health systems. The misuse and abuse of antimicrobials in agriculture, veterinary and human medicine practices have been described to be the major contributing factors. In clinical settings in Tanzania, the prevalence of multidrug resis...

Happy holidays

Posted: December 24, 2019

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SACIDS FOUNDATION EULOGISES LATE PROF. AARON MWEENE

Posted: December 16, 2019

The Southern Africa Centre of Infectious Diseases Surveillance (SACIDS) Foundation for One Health Board members has held a memorial seminar for the late Prof. Aaron Mweene in recognition of his massive contributions to its formation at Chrismar Hotel in Livingstone, Zambia, on Sunday, 15th December 2019. This seminar was organised by SACIDS and Africa Centre of Excellence for I...

ZAMBIAN PERMANENT SECRETARY URGES ISAB TO ASSIST FIND ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR ACES

Posted: December 13, 2019

Permanent Secretary of the Zambian Ministry for Higher Education, Mrs Kayula Siame, has called upon the International Scientific Advisory Board to assist the Africa Centre of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals (ACEIDHA) at the Read more

SACIDS Foundation for One Health participated in the Joint Scientific Conference for Tanzania One Health and 37th Tanzania Veterinary Association (TVA)

Posted: December 2, 2019

SACIDS Foundation for One Health participated in the Joint Scientific Conference for Tanzania One Health and 37th Tanzania Veterinary Association (TVA) from 27 to 29 November 2019 brought together world-class delegates in Arusha, Tanzania. The theme for this year’s conference focused on the One Health concept. Collaborative, Multisectoral, and Transdisciplinary Smart Partn...

Monitoring Epidemics Precursors of Diseases

Posted: November 12, 2019

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South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases recently issued a statement declaring confidence in the nation’s epidemic-prevention machinery to meet the challenge posed by the newly emerging coronavirus 2019-nCoV.

There is considerable traffic between mainland China, the Pacific-Rim countries, Austr...

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