THE COMMISSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION-
CALL FOR PROPOSALS TO STRENGTHEN SURVEILLANCE, DISEASE INTELLIGENCE, AND HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE

THE COMMISSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
TO STRENGTHEN SURVEILLANCE, DISEASE INTELLIGENCE, AND HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE

The Commission of the African Union is seeking proposals seeking to strengthen surveillance, disease information and health information exchange. The full Guidelines for Applicants are stipulated below in this dossier, which is available on the following internet site and link: http://www.africa-union.org .

1. INTRODUCTION
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), officially launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 31, 2017, is Africa’s first continent-wide public health agency. It envisions a safer, healthier, integrated and stronger Africa, whereby Member States are capable of effectively responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases and other public health threats. The agency mission is to strengthen Africa’s public health institutions’ capabilities to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease outbreaks and other health burdens through an integrated network of continent-wide preparedness and response, surveillance, laboratory, and research programs.