Africa CDC pledges speedy response to outbreak of infectious diseases

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Africa CDC pledges speedy response to outbreak of infectious diseases

STORY: Africa CDC pledges speedy response to outbreak of infectious diseases DATELINE: July 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: HEALTH/MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of CDC officials 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEAN KASEYA, Director-general of Africa CDC 4. various of press conference STORYLINE: Swift response to emerging infectious diseases has been prioritized by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) as part of efforts to enhance the resilience of the continent's public health systems, a senior official said Sunday. Jean Kaseya, the director-general of Africa CDC, said that a robust, adequately resourced, timely and well-coordinated response to the continent's public health emergencies including disease outbreaks is an imperative. Speaking on the sidelines of the mid-year coordination summit of the African Union held in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, Kaseya stressed that taming Africa's high disease burden is key to realizin

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