Thank this Ebola-fighting African doctor for monoclonal antibody treatments

As President Trump recovers from Covid-19, he has been singing the praises of an experimental monoclonal antibody cocktail made by Regeneron, which he credits for his fast recovery. He’s not alone in his optimism. Some infectious disease experts anticipate that monoclonal antibody treatments will become a significant tool in controlling the pandemic, potentially as valuable…

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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Point of Entry Digital Surveillance Platform Training offered in Zanzibar

The Sokoine University of Agriculture through SACIDS Foundation for One Health (SACIDS), in collaboration with the Directorate of Prevention Services at the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC), organised a 3-day training workshop on digital surveillance in Zanzibar 16 – 18 June 2021. The main objective of the workshop was to…

Oliver R Tambo Africa Research Chair at SACIDS Foundation for One Health

Named after a freedom fighter who spoke up for science and tech, a group of African and international research funders under the OR Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative announced Prof Gerald Misinzo and his institution Sokoine University of Agriculture as one of the initiative’s first ten individual research chair holders and host institutions.   The…

IAEA Vacancy Announcement – Animal Health Technical Officer(P4) – (2021/0324 (020246)

  Organization: NAFA-Animal Production and Health Section Primary Location: Austria-Vienna-IAEA Headquarters Job Posting: 2021-06-01, 11:24:55 AM Closing Date: 2021-06-29, 11:59:00 PM Duration in Months: 36 Contract Type: Fixed Term – Regular Probation Period: 1 Year    Organizational Setting  The Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications implements the IAEA’s Major Programme 2, “Nuclear Techniques for Development…

Approved Annual Work Plan (AWP) for SACIDS-ACE for 2021

SACIDS ACE Financial audited statements Ending June 2020