African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set to open this year, Time has reported.

The news has been welcomed by the U.S. equivalent body. “The West African Ebola epidemic reaffirmed the need for a public health institute to support African ministries of health and other health agencies in their efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to any disease outbreak,” US CDC Director Tom Frieden said in a statement.

Posted by Tim Sandle