In the face of recurring health crises and outbreaks of infectious diseases such as Ebola, malaria, yellow fever, and COVID-19, GIZ programmes across Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Africa, together with their partners, are constantly engaging and co-creating collaborative and coordinated Pandemic Preparedness and One Health approaches to disease management.
Aligning with these efforts, in June 2024, the GIZ Regional Programme, Support for Pandemic Prevention in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), invited the joint East African Community (EAC) and GIZ Pandemic Preparedness programme to a stakeholder workshop hosted by the West African Health Organization in Banjul, Gambia. The meeting aimed to develop collaborative mechanisms for the effective engagement of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and community leaders in epidemic preparedness, with a particular focus on Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE).
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