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Events

Events & News
  1. Featured in a Blog named “From Decision to Action: The Africa Epidemics Fund”, published by Centres for Global Development.
https://www.cgdev.org/blog/decision-action-africa-epidemics-fund
  1. Featured in a blog named “We Must Stop Flying Blind: Building on Existing Systems In Low- and Middle-Income Countries To Improve the COVID-19 Response” published by Centres for Global Development.
https://www.cgdev.org/blog/we-must-stop-flying-blind-building-existing-systems-low-and-middle-income-countries-improve
  1. Justin Maeda was invited to be part of the panel formed by other renowned leaders in Malaria on a “Defeating Malaria From the Genes to the Globe” organised by Harvard University. Click here for more information.
Speaker Biographies
  1. Dr Justin Maeda was invited to present during the Eastern Africa RCC Ministerial meeting held in Nairobi in May 2024 and later interviewed with medias on the role of Africa CDC in supporting the African Union Member States in combating diseases in Africa. Click here for more information.
Africa CDC Regional Ministerial Steering Committee Sets Agenda to Combat Future Pandemics

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https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/africa/africa-recently-launched-lab-network-cholera-taskforce-can-it-help-contain-the-disease–96159

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https://www.tnx.africa/health%20&%20science/article/2001493917/africa-to-redouble-efforts-boost-health-safety-through-manufacturing
  1. Dr. Justin Maeda led the delegation of Africa CDC that visited Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) to discuss the two organisations’ collaboration and partnership. Click here for more information.
“AFENET- Africa CDC partnership is impacting public health and lives across the region”
  1. Dr. Justin Maeda represented the Africa CDC on the 8th Africa Regional Meeting of The Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation (CAPSCA), from 8 – 10 February 2022.
https://www.icao.int/ESAF/Documents/meetings/2022/8th%20CAPSCA%20Meeting%208-10%20February%202022/Documents/Work%20Programme%20-%20CAPSCA%20Africa%20Meeting.pdf

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https://www.icao.int/ESAF/Documents/meetings/2022/8th%20CAPSCA%20Meeting%208-10%20February%202022/Presentations/Session%203%20-%20Updates%20CDC%20Africa.pdf
  1. A joint workshop between Africa CDC and UKHSA on establishing Regional Knowledge Hubs was conducted in Ethiopia on the 26th and 27th of November 2022. Dr. Justin Maeda is the lead of the project in Africa CDC.
https://gphihr.tghn.org/news/regional-knowledge-hub-workshop-ethiopia
  1. Eighty experts from 18 African countries received enhanced surveillance training to prepare them for the importation and cross-border surveillance of COVID-19 cases. The training was conducted on 17 February 2020, just before most African countries reported COVID-19 cases. The training was organised by Africa CDC in collaboration with ICAO.
Eighty experts participate in training on enhanced surveillance at points of entry
  1. Hosted the members of the EU parliament who visited Africa CDC
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/269526/Mission%20report%20RSA_Ethiopia_20_24.02.2023_final.pdf
  1. A pannel discussion and a live streaming webinar on “Health Data Privacy, Data Sharing Possible in Africa.” Dr Justin Maeda was one of the panelists where he presented on different collaborative efforts being instituted to assit African Union Member States in improving data sharing.
Health Data Privacy, Data Sharing Possible in Africa

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https://furtherafrica.com/2022/10/28/health-data-privacy-and-data-sharing-are-possible-in-africa
  1. A webinar during the launch of the Southern African Regional Coordinating Centre
https://pha4ge.org/webinars/launch-of-the-africa-cdc-southern-africa-regional-collaborating-centre-sa-rcc
  1. Media coverage of a very fruitful panel discussion on “unlocking the power of public health data in Africa” where a discussion on the use of data to control the 2022 to 2023 Ebola in Uganda was held.
https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/health/uganda-hailed-for-combating-2022-ebola-outbre-NV_155501
  1. Featured in an article by Aljazeera and other media on the trend of COVID-19 in Africa
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/25/africa-experienced-30-rise-in-covid-cases-during-2nd-wave-study

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-03-africa-covid-2nd-worse.html

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https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/africa/Africa-experienced-30-rise-in-COVID-19-infections-during-second-wave-1214701
  1. Featured in a webinar on digital solutions for health services in Africa as a panellist. The webinar was co-organized by the African Union and Huawei.