The Africa CDC is the autonomous Public Health Institution of the African Union (AU) with the mandate to prevent and control diseases in Africa by providing strategic direction and support to the 55 AU Member States.

Africa CDC commends the Pandemic Fund for the outcome of the first call for proposals with 19 Grants approved, which is praiseworthy given the gaps in meeting the initial commitment of 1.6 billion dollars pledged by donors at the Fund’s launching. Africa CDC notes that only 9% of African countries (5 out of the 55 AU Member States) representing less than 5% of Africa’s population will benefit from this first call of proposals. While congratulating the five countries and committing to support them for implementation, Africa CDC remains concerned about the limited impact of this first allocation on pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response (PPPR) in Africa due to its limited size and lack of regional approach.