The SACIDS International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) and Governing Board Meetings will be held at the Edward Moringe Campus of SUA on Tuesday 16th August 2022. The event will be broadcast via ZOOM too.
This official launch of the Chair will be held at the Edward Moringe Campus of SUA on Monday 15 August 2022 from 08:30 AM to 05:00 PM EAT. 2-5pm EAT. The event will be broadcast via ZOOM too.
Inception Meeting Strengthening Capacity for Tanzania National One Health Early Detection of and Response to Infectious Disease Epidemics and AMR (OneHealthDetect-TZ) WHAT: Lessons learnt from the past outbreaks have demonstrated that the weaknesses of the health delivery systems (including governance, infrastructure, surveillance, diagnostic capacity and case management) have largely contributed to late detection and response as…
Join experts from around the world to share experiences and best practices to help identify disease outbreaks faster by directly engaging communities. Meeting Objectives Establish participatory surveillance as a standard of practice for early detection and rapid response Advance the exchange of crowdsourced, syndromic data among new geographies and partners Share experiences of participatory surveillance…
The SACIDS Foundation for One Health in collaboration with Ending Pandemics under Fleming Fund developed a protocol for surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria causing community-acquired urinary tract infections. Tanzania and Ghana are the two countries which had the opportunity to pilot the protocol under Partnership for AMR Surveillance Excellence (PARSE) project. The seminar is going to be…
African-led science, technology and innovation for contributing to the SDGs and stimulating global development Conference of the PASET Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF). icipe in collaboration with UM6P is extending an open invitation to an online dialogue on building capacity for science, technology and innovation in Africa on 16th and 17th November 2021. This…
Background Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) a specialized technical institution is committed to ensuring that African Union Member States have a comprehensive strong legal foundation for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and the Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSBS). Africa CDC is planning an advocacy meeting for the IPC Legal Framework with a…
The SACIDS Foundation for One Health (SACIDS) in partnership with Connecting Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance (CORDS) and Ending Pandemics will be hosting a webinar on genomics for managing SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and other epidemics in Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia. Title: The Role of Genomic Epidemiology in COVID-19 Response: CORDS Network Experiences…
8 JULY 2021 3:00pm – 4:00pm (Central European Summer Time) (GMT+2) We invite you to join us to explore ‘Expanding Epidemic Intelligence for One Health’. Topics covered will include: – · ‘EpiHack’ – developing an enhanced surveillance system. · From Event Based Surveillance to control measures – the challenges and opportunities of an integrated…
Validation of Event-based Surveillance training modules for African Union Member states WHAT: To strengthen the surveillance systems in Africa, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed an Event Based surveillance (EBS) Framework as a practical guidance document, and complement to the the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy of the World Health Organization Regional…
“Are YOU Ready to Help Prevent the Next Pandemic?” It is our pleasure to invite you to attend a lively one-hour virtual panel discussion and showcase on community-based surveillance that Ending Pandemics is hosting on Thursday, April 15th at 7:30 am PT. The panel, titled “Are YOU Ready to Help Prevent the Next Pandemic?” is part of the 18th Annual Skoll…
This virtual meeting will examine ways to systemize and integrate the One Health approach as part of outbreak prevention, detection, preparedness, and response efforts. The workshop will explore research opportunities, multi-sectoral collaboration mechanisms, community engagement strategies, educational opportunities, and policies that can effectively implement the core capacities and interventions of One Health principles to strengthen…
In partnership with the Pandemic Action Network, the African Union Office of the Youth Envoy, African Youth Front on Coronavirus, Resolve to Save Lives, and over 70 other organizations, Africa CDC launched this campaign to encourage and increase consistent and proper mask-wearing across Africa. Join us and spread the word about #AfricaMaskWeek. How you can support #AfricaMaskWeek…
THEME: Handle Antimicrobials with Care – WAAW 2020 Kick-off Panel Discussion for Africa DATE: Wednesday, 18 November 2020 TIME (Virtual launch): 10:00 am EAT | 9:00 SAST | 8:00 am WAT | 7:00 am GMT