John Nkengasong

@JNkengasong

Director, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Ethiopia
africacdc.org
Joined November 2013
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    20 Oct 2017

    My vision for is to safeguard Africa against disease threats

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  2. 4 hours ago

    Isolation of 2019-nCoV from a Stool Specimen of a Laboratory-Confirmed Case of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - In order to control this outbreak all modes of transmission must be investigated - intriguing study from China CDC.

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    23 hours ago

    Cérémonie de clôture de l'Atelier de Communication des Risques en Santé Publique avec focus sur la , organisé conjointement par et l'Observatoire National des Maladies Nouvelles et Emergentes de

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  4. Feb 29

    How to fight an infodemic - The Lancet

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  5. Feb 29

    Communication, collaboration and cooperation can stop the 2019 coronavirus | Nature Medicine ⁦⁩ we fully endorsed the need for effective collaboration and coordination for the continent to combat COVID-19

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  6. Feb 29

    Nigeria confirms first case of coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa

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  7. Feb 28

    Inside the Efforts to Prepare African Countries for COVID-19 | Time

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  8. Feb 28

    COVID-19 Vaccine Shipped, and Drug Trials Start | Time ⁦⁩ we are excited to see the progress on the vaccine front and drug trials.

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  9. Feb 28

    ⁦⁩ coordinator Ambsssador Birx nomination as White House coordinator for coronavirus excellent! Right person in the right place at right time!

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  10. Feb 28

    Looming threat of COVID-19 infection in Africa: act collectively, and fast - The Lancet

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  11. Feb 28

    Coronavirus: «Les chefs d'État africains doivent prendre la menace au sérieux» via

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  12. Feb 28

    Do not violate the International Health Regulations during the COVID-19 outbreak - The Lancet

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  13. Feb 28

    Well done for leadership in the rapid detection of this COVID-19 case in Nigeria. It demonstrates that investments in has been a smart investment. stand side by side your efforts as this case in managed in Nigeria.

    We are dealing with a new virus. There are 47 countries that have reported at least 1 case A case is not a sign of failure. Our was set up for situations like this. We are working 24/7 with the relevant state governments Please avoid rumours & panic
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  14. Retweeted
    Feb 26

    . Director opening the Coordinating Group: “We are all Africans working together.” working hand-in-hand with agencies & regional economic communities.

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    Feb 26

    “We are all Africans working together.” 🙌🏾🙏🏽

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    . Director opening the Coordinating Group: “We are all Africans working together.” working hand-in-hand with agencies & regional economic communities.
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    Feb 26
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    Thanks for the photo / video. Happy to see of participating in the meeting

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  17. Feb 25

    A coronavirus pandemic is inevitable, former CDC director says - CNN

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  18. Feb 24

    Africa CDC says continent on high alert for Covid-19 | The Reporter Ethiopia English

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  19. Feb 23

    Preparedness and vulnerability of African countries against importations of COVID-19: a modelling study - The Lancet

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    Feb 23

    Through , colleagues from Member States have been trained in various areas in the last one month: *Laboratory diagnosis *Infection prevention and control *Point of entry surveillance *Risk communications The use of regional resources for these training is exemplary!

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  21. Feb 22

    Statement by the Chairperson on preparedness and response to the coronavirus disease in Africa | African Union

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