Rwanda readies its systems for potential Ebola outbreak
Teams of healthcare professionals from 15 different hospitals gathered together hurriedly.
Uganda prepares its borders for potential Ebola cases
Health screening site set up at a point of entry in Uganda as part of their Ebola preparedness effort. Our Prevent Epidemics team deployed to Uganda to support their preparedness efforts.
Momentum growing to eliminate trans fat
The NCD Alliance hosted a trans fat event at the World Congress of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Health in Dubai. The key message at the event was that trans fat can be completely replaced without changing cost or taste of food.
Nigeria launches action plan for health security
Nigeria launched its National Action Plan for Health Security, a five-year roadmap for coordinating and implementing systems to find, stop and prevent health threats.
Ethiopia launches salt reduction program
We joined experts from WHO and the Ethiopian government for a workshop to kick off Ethiopia’s salt reduction program.
Scaling up Ebola preparedness: Tanzania trains frontline health care workers
Tanzania proactively prepares for Ebola.
Tanzania prepares for Ebola
Tanzania has been gearing up to combat the Ebola virus, starting with its health care workers. Read the story on Prevent Epidemics.org.
Supporting health security improvements in Liberia
We met with representatives from the National Public Health Institute of Liberia to discuss ways to accelerate progress on health security.
New partnerships with the private sector will strengthen NCDC’s ability to protect Nigerians
Partnerships are critical to public health institutes.
African Field Epidemiology Network
We met with representatives of the African Field Epidemiology Network: they are a non-profit alliance dedicated to helping Ministries of Health in Africa build strong, effective, sustainable programs.
Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control demonstrates outbreak control capacity
Africa’s largest country responds to dozens of life-threatening outbreaks each year.
Four years later: how Ebola created a public health cadre in Sierra Leone
A new cadre of public health staff in Sierra Leone are committed to saving lives.
Impact of Ebola remains in Guinea long after outbreak ends
A non-profit now helps Ebola survivors cope with the permanent effects of their illness.
NAPHS in Nigeria
Dr. Chris Lee traveled to Nigeria to support the government’s development of their National Action Plan for Health Security.
Tanzania’s lessons learned: how assessments help them prepare for health threats
Health leaders in Tanzania share lessons learned from their Joint External Evaluation.