Africa CDC Regional Investment Financing Project

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The development objective of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Regional Investment Financing Project is to support Africa CDC to strengthen continental and regional infectious disease detection and response systems. This project has five components. 1) The first component, Governance, Advocacy, and Operational Frameworks, aims to support the development of consistent guidelines and standards for coordination between the Africa CDC Secretariat and the NHPIs across the continent, including provisions for sharing public health assets, transferring specimens, and sharing data on disease surveillance and outbreaks. It has following subcomponents: (i) Africa CDC; (ii) Ethiopia; and (iii) Zambia. 2) The second component, Public Health Assets, aims to support the establishment of a small number of fit-for-purpose laboratories, transnational surveillance networks, emergency-response mechanisms, and other health assets designed to manage disease risks on a regional or continental scale. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Africa CDC; (ii) Ethiopia; and (iii) Zambia. 3) The third component, Human Resources Development, aims to support the development of a diverse and skilled cadre of public health workers to fulfill the Africa CDC’s complex mandate and to ensure that the public health assets described above are fully utilized. It has following subcomponents: (i) Africa CDC; (ii) Ethiopia; and (iii) Zambia. 4) The fourth component, Project Management, aims to Implement the ACDCP will require administrative and human resources that exceed the current capacity of the implementing institutions. It has following subcomponents: (i) Africa CDC; (ii) Ethiopia; and (iii) Zambia. 5) The fifth component, The Contingent Emergency Response Component, aims to enable Ethiopia and Zambia to request and access rapid World Bank support for mitigation, response, and recovery in the affected area or areas. It has following subcomponents: (i) Ethiopia; and (ii) Zambia.