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Strengthening the Kyrgyz Republic’s Health Resilience: EpiC collaborates with the ministries of health and agriculture to conduct a comprehensive diagnostic network assessment

Gulsina Ablasova, EpiC Kyrgyzstan Communications Officer In a significant move toward enhancing the Kyrgyz Republic’s health security, in July 2024, the Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project in Kyrgyzstan conducted verification visits to 44 laboratories in collaboration with... Continue Reading

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Fighting antimicrobial resistance in Liberia

Nana Fosua Clement, EpiC Liberia Project Director, FHI 360 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microorganisms change over time and no longer respond to treatment with antimicrobial medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe... Continue Reading

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Rapid response to Mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is endemic across Central and West Africa, especially near dense forests where animals carrying the virus can be found. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Nigeria are currently reporting the most cases, along with other affected countries, including Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda. 

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