Africa CDC receives a $100mln grant from World Bank

Addis Ababa, July 25, 2022 (FBC) – Africa CDC has received a USD 100 million grant from the World Bank to strengthen Africa’s preparedness and response capabilities to health emergencies.

The support programme will enhance Africa CDC’s technical capacity and strengthen institutional frameworks that will enable the agency to plan better, prepare effectively, and respond faster to any health security threat on the continent.

Africa CDC welcomes the trust and confidence shown by the World Bank’s commitment to furthering Africa’s health security agenda.

“Africa CDC will seize this momentum of implementing Africa’s vision of a New Public Health Order to guide transformative investments for the continent’s medium- to longer-term health security.”

As Africa CDC stands up as an autonomous institution of the Africa Union, we see the World Bank investment as a recognition of the leadership and importance of the Africa CDC in safeguarding the continent’s health.

“This is a significant investment that Africa CDC has received to strengthen its institutional framework and improve support to AU Member States to enhance core preparedness and emergency response capacities in line with the continent’s New Public Health Order” said Dr. Ahmed Ouma, Acting Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

“This support has enhanced our partnership with the World Bank and comes at a pivotal time when the AU Executive Council Decision has granted Africa CDC autonomy, and directed that we fully operationalize our mandate. We look forward to expand our collaboration to maximize the impact of this crucial investment in guaranteeing the future health of the continent”, he emphasized.