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<p>We are supporting the Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) COVID-19
response by deploying a UK Public Health Rapid Support Team and £2 million of research
and response capacity-building funding alongside the Wellcome Trust from our Joint
Initiative on Research for Epidemic Preparedness Programme. We also have a Public
Health England expert on long term secondment to Africa CDC with whom I have spoken.</p><p>Members
of the Government and UK officials are in regular contact with senior Africa CDC representatives.
I spoke with the African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, H.E. Amira El Fadil
and Dr Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Head of the Division of Policy, Health Diplomacy and
Communication on Tuesday 21 April to discuss the work of Africa CDC and the UK’s on-going
support. UK officials have also spoken with Dr John Nkengasong and his team and are
due to do so again this week.</p>
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