12 June 2024
Nineteen African Union -AU Member States recently convened in Lusaka to find ways on how to operationalize the 2022 Lusaka Call to Action on strengthening Public Health Emergency Operations Centers -PHEOCs across the continent.
Speaking during the official opening, Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Kennedy Lishimpi said the training aims to impart necessary skills to health experts which will lead to the effective management of public health emergencies.
Dr Lishimpi said government has developed and revised national health policies to incorporate the objectives of the Lusaka Call to Action
The Permanent Secretary said since the 2022 Lusaka Call to Action declaration by the Republican President Hakainde Hichilema, government has taken a leading role to see its actualization.
He explained that government has also invested in the construction and the upgrading of PHEOC facilities, such as infrastructural development, technology building as well as equipment to ensure that PHEOCs are operational and capable of responding to emergencies.
Meanwhile, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Africa CDC Regional Director Lul Riek has congratulated government on its commitment to the setting up of Public Health Emergency Operations Centers.
Dr Riek said Zambia has positioned itself to become the Centre of Excellence for PHEOCs in the region.
Credit Ministry of Health
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