Region
African Region
Destination Country
Senegal
Key objectives

To support the UK's New Variant Assessment Platform (NVAP) rollout to African Union Member States, to enhance the detection and subsequent assessment of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Contribution Area
IHR Coordination, Communication and Advocacy
Immunization
Medical Countermeasures and Personnel Deployment
Flexible Support
Destination Entity
Senegal
Source Entity
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Type
Technical
Status
Ongoing
Activity
Facilitated discussions between Public Health England (PHE) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) regarding the rollout of the UK's New Variant Assessment Platform (NVAP) to enhance the detection and subsequent assessment of SARS-CoV-2 variants
Year (From)
01-05-2021
Contribution channel
Partner
Implementing partner
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
Coverage
Regional
PHE Category
Epidemics and Pandemics
Public Health Emergency
COVID-19
Project Name
UK Health Security Agency International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening Project