Editorial

The pandemic agreement: Achieving an African win for health security inequity

Nicaise Ndembi, Nebiyu Dereje, Fifa A. Rahman, Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Aggrey Aluso, Nina Schwalbe, Tajudeen Raji, Mosoka P. Fallah, Sofonias K. Tessema, Mohamed Moussif, Sultani Matendechero, Olive Shisana, Alain N. Ngongo, Jean Kaseya
Journal of Public Health in Africa | Vol 15, No 1 | a618 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jphia.v15i1.618 | © 2024 Nicaise Ndembi, Nebiyu Dereje, Fifa A. Rahman, Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Aggrey Aluso, Nina Schwalbe, Tajudeen Raji, Mosoka P. Fallah, Sofonias K. Tessema, Mohamed Moussif, Sultani Matendechero, Olive Shisana, Alain N. Ngongo, Jean Kaseya | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 13 May 2024 | Published: 21 May 2024

About the author(s)

Nicaise Ndembi, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Nebiyu Dereje, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Fifa A. Rahman, Matahari Global Solutions, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Aggrey Aluso, Pandemic Action Network, Resilience Action Network Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
Nina Schwalbe, Spark Street Advisors, New York, United States of America
Tajudeen Raji, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mosoka P. Fallah, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sofonias K. Tessema, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mohamed Moussif, Casablanca International Airport, Ministry of Health, Casablanca, Morocco
Sultani Matendechero, State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
Olive Shisana, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Alain N. Ngongo, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Jean Kaseya, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keywords

Pandemic Agreement; PPPR; pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response;Africa

Sustainable Development Goal

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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