The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention released its first ranking of epidemic-prone diseases of highest concern to the continent.
The ranking, published on Sunday, is aimed at helping Africa CDC and the health sector across the continent determine where to allocate resources aimed at preparedness, such as pre-positioning of health countermeasures, as well as setting the research agenda for the development of vaccines and drugs.
The pan-African public health agency ranked each pathogen by risk trajectory, epidemic potential, disease severity, and how well the continent is prepared for an outbreak.
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Sara Jervingsarajerving
Sara Jerving is a Senior Reporter at Devex, where she covers global health. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, VICE News, and Bloomberg News among others. Sara holds a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where she was a Lorana Sullivan fellow. She was a finalist for One World Media's Digital Media Award in 2021; a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in 2018; and she was part of a VICE News Tonight on HBO team that received an Emmy nomination in 2018. She received the Philip Greer Memorial Award from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2014.
