What is the Africa CDC and what resources does it provide for South Sudan?
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is a specialised technical institution of the African Union that supports African Member States in strengthening health systems and disease surveillance.
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Africa CDC was established in 2017 and provides technical support, training, and resources to African Union Member States including South Sudan. Key resources available from Africa CDC include: disease surveillance data and outbreak alerts; technical guidelines for disease prevention and control; training programmes for public health professionals; the Africa CDC Public Health Institute network; and the Africa CDC Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Africa PGI) for genomic surveillance. South Sudan health professionals can access Africa CDC resources at africacdc.org. Africa CDC played a major role in coordinating the COVID-19 response across Africa and continues to support health security preparedness.
SSHIA collaborates with Africa CDC and the East African Community (EAC) health programmes to ensure that South Sudan health informatics professionals are connected to regional health security networks and have access to the latest guidelines and resources for disease surveillance and response.
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