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East African Community steps up readiness for health emergency response
Posted in Customs & Trade, Health, Tourism & Wildlife Management on May 06, 2022.
To prepare for public health emergencies, the EAC Secretariat, supported by WHO and GIZ, conducted a training of emergency response Partner States' experts and officials on management of public health emergencies at ports of entry as well as an emergency simulation to strengthen preparedness and bolster response to future public health emergencies.
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Civil Society Support – The EAC Cross-Border Telemedicine Platform
Posted in Education, Science & Technology, Gender, Community Development & Civil Society, Health on May 04, 2022.
The project aims at improving healthcare accessibility for vulnerable population groups along the East African transport corridors and at border posts.
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Clean Water Essential to Curbing Spread of Disease in East Africa
Posted in Health on Apr 01, 2022.
A new EAC project with the International Organisation for Migration and facilitated by GIZ aims to strengthen the capacity of governments in the region to prevent and address the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases of public health concern in the EAC region.
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A New Prescription For More Effective Health Care in East Africa
Posted in Gender, Community Development & Civil Society, Health on Mar 22, 2022.
The SmartPharma project enhances the traceability of drugs across East Africa, allowing for trade facilitation and market access for pharmaceutical products within the EAC Partner States.
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First handwashing stations established at hotspots in the EAC region
Posted in Health on Jan 10, 2022.
The EAC Secretariat is making progress in a project aimed at strengthening the capacity of EAC Partner States to prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases using hygiene measures, risk communication and community sensitization.
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Joint efforts towards better preparedness in the East African Community
Posted in Health on Dec 26, 2021.
As we mark the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on 27 December, we remind ourselves that preparedness is a sound investment, costing far less than emergency expenditures.
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Border staff reflect on benefits of infection prevention training
Posted in Health on Dec 22, 2021.
A delegation visited the Namanga One Stop Border Post to experience the effects of a training of trainers which targeted border post staff on COVID-19 preparedness and response.
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Employment Opportunity - Advisor Capacity Development Pandemic Prevention and Response, One Health
Posted in Health on Dec 08, 2021.
Submissions close 24 December 2021
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EAC IMPLEMENTS SANITATION PROJECT TO PREVENT AND TACKLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Posted in Health on Aug 31, 2021.
The EAC Secretariat in collaboration with IOM and supported by GIZ is implementing a project on water, sanitation and hygiene that will strengthen the capacity of Partner States to prevent and address infectious diseases at hot spot areas in the region.
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STUDY INDICATES THERE WAS NO COVID-19 IN THE EAC REGION BEFORE MARCH 2020
Posted in Health on Aug 31, 2021.
COVID-19 most probably did not exist in the East African region before the first official cases were reported in March 2020, a study by the EAC Secretariat in collaboration with the EAHRC indicates.
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