Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention 10d ago

In this interview with Al Jazeera, Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), provides an assessment of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo following a virtual emergency meeting of African heads of state, chaired by the President of Burundi. Dr. Kaseya discusses significant shortfalls in contact tracing, the operational and security challenges affecting surveillance efforts, and the measures agreed upon by regional leaders to strengthen the response — including increased field staffing, expanded diagnostic capacity, community engagement funding, and support for safe and dignified burials. #AfricaCDC #Ebola #PublicHealth #DRC #GlobalHealth