Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Is Closing Gaps in Disease Detection

Jay Varma¹, Justin Maeda¹, Mgaywa G M D Magafu¹+1

• ¹Jay Varma, MD, is a Senior Advisor and Philip C. Onyebujoh, MD, PhD, was a Senior Advisor (now an Independent Consultant), Office of the Director; Justin Maeda, MD, MSc, is Principal Medical Epidemiologist and Mgaywa G. M. D. Magafu, MD, MPHM, MPH, MSc, PhD, is Head, Division of Surveillance and Disease Intelligence; all at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Jay Varma is also a Senior Advisor, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Use of trade names and commercial sources is for identification only and does not constitute endorsement by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the US Department of Health and Human Services.