Africa: Weekly Special Press Briefing On the Mpox Outbreak and Other Health Emergencies in Africa

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1 October 2024
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Addis Ababa)
press release

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

WHAT: Join us for the weekly engagement with the media to provide updates on the Mpox outbreak situation in affected Member States, as well as the recent Marburg outbreak in Rwanda. Africa CDC Director General, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, will be joined by the Minister of Health from the Republic of Rwanda, H.E. Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, to share the latest insights and urgent actions being taken to combat these outbreaks.

WHEN: Thursday, 3rd October 2024

TIME: 16:00hrs - 17:00hrs | East Africa Time (GMT +3)

15:00hrs - 16:00hrs | Southern Africa Time (GMT+2)

14:00hrs - 15:00hrs | Central Africa Countries (GMT+1)

WHERE: Virtually, via zoom link below:

https://africacdc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4HEkC80rRYuwT7y2Xr2peA

SPEAKERS: H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General, Africa CDC

H.E. Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, Minister of Health, Republic of Rwanda

MODERATOR: Margaret Muigai Edwin, Director of Communication & Public Information, Africa CDC

LANGUAGES: The briefing will be available in English and French through interpretation.

Media Q&A: Journalists may submit questions to Africa CDC during the briefing by sending their full name and the name of their media organization to WhatsApp at (+251 945 502 310). Journalists can also ask questions live via Zoom.

You can also follow the briefing using the link below:

Live stream: https://bit.ly/3XHTp09

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