Africa’s leading public‑health agency, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), issued a statement welcoming the appointment of Dr Mark Dybul as the next Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
In its remarks, Africa CDC said the selection of Dr Dybul signals an opportunity to deepen collaboration between the continent’s health institutions and the Global Fund, which channels financing to combat the three diseases that together account for a large share of Africa’s disease burden.
The agency highlighted that the Global Fund’s work is central to Africa’s health priorities, noting that the continent continues to face high rates of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and relies on international partnerships to scale up prevention, treatment and surveillance efforts.
Africa CDC called for a “new era of African ownership and health sovereignty,” emphasizing that stronger cooperation with the Global Fund could help African nations lead their own disease‑control strategies while leveraging the Fund’s resources and technical expertise.
The statement concluded that Africa CDC looks forward to working closely with Dr Dybul and the Global Fund’s leadership to align funding mechanisms with the continent’s specific health goals and to ensure that programmes are responsive to local needs.
<small>Source: AllAfrica — read the original story there.</small>
