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New DRC Ebola outbreak grows to 9 cases, 5 deaths

Three more cases have been reported in a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) Equateur, and health officials have fleshed out more details about the cluster of cases. Yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the DRC had notified it of an outbreak in the northwestern part of the country…

AFRICA CDC LEADS CONTINENTAL RESPONSE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN AFRICA: STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR OF AFRICA CDC

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 7 MARCH 2020. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) confirms that the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has now been reported in several African countries, with cases in Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, and Tunisia. It’s important to emphasize that we anticipated that this…

WHO statement on cases of COVID-19 surpassing 100 000

As of today’s reports, the global number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has surpassed 100 000. As we mark this sombre moment, the World Health Organization (WHO) reminds all countries and communities that the spread of this virus can be significantly slowed or even reversed through the implementation of robust containment and control activities. China…

Updates on Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV

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

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…

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SACIDS-ACE Centre Leader is a new ORTARChI Chair

The O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI) is pleased to announce that it has selected the Initiative’s first ten host institutions and individual research Chairholders. ORTARChI is an initiative of South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), in partnership with the Oliver & Adelaide Tambo Foundation (OATF),…

#HIGHLIGHTS: Capacity strengthening on health surveillance at the Points of Entry in Tanzania

05 October 2020, Morogoro, Tanzania–The Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) in collaboration with the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) through the SACIDS Foundation for One Health (SACIDS Foundation) based at the Sokoine University launched a training on capacity strengthening of the Point of Entry health surveillance using digital platform. The…

The RSIF-PASET Programme: Food security and agribusiness at SACIDS Foundation for One Health

Here, Professor Gerald Misinzo and Professor Mark Rweyemamu discuss the potential of the RSIF-PASET Programme The African Union’s Agenda 2063 (The Africa We Want) provides a framework for embarking on long-term institutional reforms needed to reposition the continent as a strategic player in the global economy. The Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa, 2024…

ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR THE 38TH TVA CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN ARUSHA AT AICC FROM 10TH TO 12TH DECEMBER 2020

The Tanzania Veterinary Association (TVA) is pleased to inform you that the 38th TVA scientific conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at The International Conference Centre (AICC) in Arusha, Tanzania from Thursday 10th to Saturday 12th December 2020. THEME: Equitable access to veterinary services for improvement of animal health, productivity and welfare Sub-themes: Public-private…

FARMER’S EXHIBITIONS 2020

SACIDS Team participated at the Annual Agricultural (Nane Nane) exhibitions from 01– 08 August, 2020 SACIDS participated in the Annual Agricultural Exhibition famously known as Nane Nane, in two locations Simiyu (Nationally) and Morogoro (Eastern Zone). The Exhibitions in Nyakabindi Grounds in Simiyu region was officially opened by Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania…

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Capacity strengthening on health surveillance at the Points of Entry in Tanzania

The International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) require State Parties to meet the specific core capacity requirements for surveillance and response in order to early detect, investigate and respond to all public health risks. To achieve this, health-related information should be collected and shared with the relevant authorities in a timely manner for prompt actions. To…

CALL FOR ONE HEALTH DAY 2020 CELEBRATIONS

This year One Health Day celebrations are especially poignant. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, One Health is being recognized and embraced as needed now more that ever. On the zoonotic diseases front the public is beginning to understand that we are now living what the global One Health Community has been teaching and…

NEW DATE 6th Global One Health Congress

Due to the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting has been postponed. It will now take place in Edinburgh from 30 October – 3 November 2020. Please visit the Congress website for more details. The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly escalating globally and putting an enormous strain on medical and other front-line health and community services…