ISAC Project Grants are Now Open
Applications for ISAC Project Grants are now open. Applications for £5,000 – £10,000 invited to support low-resource research projects It’s easy to apply Only principal applicant needs to be from an ISAC Member Society One country must be low- to middle- income Deadline 1 September 2020 Research projects should address one of the three following areas: […]
COVID-19 External Situation Report 24 June 2020
Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was first detected in the WHO African Region in Algeria on 25 February 2020, the outbreak continues to evolve with rising incidence cases and associated deaths, although with decreasing case fatality rates. Since our last situation report on 17 June 2020 (External Situation Report 16), an additional 51 […]
Ebola Democratic Republic of the Congo – External Situation Report 09 June 2020
The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, continues since its declaration on 1 June 2020 by the Ministry of Health. Since our last situation report on 2 June 2020 (External Situation report 95), four additional confirmed EVD cases and four deaths have been reported. As of 8 June […]
COVID-19 External Situation Report 10 June 2020
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak continues in the WHO African Region (with Algeria confirming the first case on 25 February 2020), with rising incidence cases and associated deaths. Since our last situation report on 3 June 2020 (External Situation Report 14), an additional 33 555 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (a 31% increase) were reported […]
Challenges regarding the control of environmental sources of contamination in healthcare settings in low-and middle income countries – a narrative review
Click here to view a new article published by Professor Sade Ogunsola and Professor Shaheen Mehtar as featured in the journal of Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (2020)
COVID-19 External Situation Report 2nd June 2020
From 24 to 31 May 2020, no new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The source of infection of the cluster reported in April 2020 remains unconfirmed. From 24 to 31 May 2020, an average of […]
Position Statement from ICAN and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on the use of disinfection tunnels or disinfectant spraying of humans
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Infection Control African Network (ICAN) are concerned about the use of chemical disinfection sprays or tunnels with chemical disinfection or ultra violet rays (UV-C). This practice has been frequently observed in media reports and included in local disinfection policies and protocols for healthcare […]
COVID-19 External Situation Report 26 May 2020
From 18 to 24 May 2020, no new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The definitive source of infection of the cluster reported in April 2020 remains unidentified. In the last seven days, two historic probable cases were validated, from people who had onset […]
COVID-19 External Situation Report 20 May 2020
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak continues to advance in the WHO African Region since the first case was reported on 25 February 2020 in Algeria. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have now been recorded in all the 47 Member States in the WHO African Region. While there are variations among countries, the overall numbers of […]