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Title:

Biosafety and Biosecurity Capacity Building at the Africa Centres for Disease Control

Agreement Number:

7466151 P015326001

Agreement Value:

$7,500,000.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 24, 2025 - Mar 31, 2028

Description:

This project aims to mitigate the longstanding and serious threats associated with “deliberate disease” emanating from Africa. These challenges that are prioritized by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the G7, the United Nations and INTERPOL. This project aims to support Africa CDC to further develop and deliver a comprehensive Strategic Plan on Biosafety and Biosecurity. This Project, a product of the Canada-led Signature Initiative to Mitigate Biological Threats in Africa, seeks to enable a multi-year sustained push by Africa CDC to prevent, detect and respond to deliberate disease threats through continent-wide capacity building for biosecurity (i.e. protecting pathogens from illicit acquisition) and biosafety (i.e. preventing accidental release of pathogens from laboratories and protecting lab staff from infection).

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected project results are: 1) enhance coordination, monitoring and implementation among African states on biosafety and biosecurity, subsequently measured by the internationally recognized Global Health Security Index; 2) increase knowledge and expertise of experts in biosecurity to ensure safe and secure practices when handling high
consequence pathogens among Africa states; and 3) enhance coordination, monitoring and implementation among African states of the Africa CDC Biosafety and Biosecurity Strategic Plan.

Location:

ADDIS ABABA, ET KEBELE 08

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q4-A0106

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

6000000000000

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

Belated reporting.

Recipient's Legal Name:

African Society Laboratory Medicine

Federal Riding Name:

Not Coded

Federal Riding Number:

Program:

Weapon Threat Reducti Prog(former GPP)-C

Program Purpose:

Prog réduction menace arme(ancien PPM)-C