U.S. Department of State’s “DipNote”: Supporting Capacity Building Efforts To Help Africa Cope With Health Threats
“DipNote” bloggers discuss Secretary Kerry’s remarks at the signing of “a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in support of the African Union’s plan to establish an African version of the American Centers for Disease Control (CDC). … Under the new memorandum, the United States’ CDC will provide expert technical help to support a surveillance and response unit, an emergency operations center, and to provide fellowships for African epidemiologists who will provide their services to the newly created African Center in Addis Ababa…” (4/14).