| Financier | Commitments |
|---|---|
| IDA Grant | 100.00 |
Africa Centres for Disease Control Support Program to Combat Current and Future Public Health Threats Project
Abstract*
The proposed operation will include three components:
Component 1: COVID-19 Response (Estimated Financing: U$2 million IDA).
This component seeks to provide focused support to the Africa CDC’s COVID-19 response in complementarity to other donor resources. It is important to note that 80 percent of partner resources given to Africa CDC are for COVID-19 response, and a significant portion of these resources are directed to AU Member States to support... Show More
Development Objective
Enhance the capacity of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to support AU Member States in preventing, detecting, and responding to current and future public health threats.
Key Details
Project Details
P178633
Active
Fernando Montenegro Torres
The African Union
Eastern and Southern Africa
March 25, 2022
(as of board presentation)
July 21, 2022
October 26, 2022
US$ 100.00 million
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
2023
US$ 100.00 million
N/A
February 7, 2024
July 31, 2027
No
BANK APPROVED
Finances
Financing Plan (US$ Millions)
Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)
| Product Line | IBRD/IDA |
|---|---|
| IBRD Commitment | N/A |
| IDA Commitment | 100.00 |
| IBRD + IDA Commitment | 100.00 |
| Lending Instrument | |
|---|---|
| Grant Amount | N/A |
| Total Project Cost** | 100.00 |
Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025
No data available.
| Period | Financier | Transaction Type | Amount (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2024 | IDA-E1110 | Loan Disb | 14,320,777.00 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | IDA-E1110 | Loan Commitment | 100,000,000.00 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | IDA-E1110 | Loan Disb | 8,114,722.00 |
Ratings
IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS
| Name | Review | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring and Evaluation | Satisfactory | 2025-02-03 |
| Overall Implementation Progress (IP) | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-02-03 |
| Progress towards achievement of PDO | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-02-03 |
| Procurement | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-02-03 |
| Project Management | Satisfactory | 2025-02-03 |
| Financial Management | Moderately Unsatisfactory | 2025-02-03 |
COMPLETION RATINGS
No data available.
INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS
No data available.
Results Framework
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
Number of people recruited in the Africa Volunteers Health Corps roster at RCC level (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 2500.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Number of people trained under the newly updated Africa Epidemiologic Service (AES) program Value 0.00 0.00 45.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Number of Member States supported through the newly established Vaccine Technology and Intellectual Property (IP) Transfer Support Service Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Africa CDC's roadmap for becoming an autonomous health body of the AU has been operationalized Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Number of laboratories supported to perform a certification assessment on Minimum Standards for Biosafety and Biosecurity in handling high risk pathogens Value 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Percentage of females recruited in the Africa Volunteers Health Corps roster at RCC level Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date Comment Percentage of females trained under the newly updated Africa Epidemiologic Service (AES) program Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date Comment Percentage of people recruited in the Africa Volunteers Health Corps roster at RCC level from West and Central African countries Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date Comment Percentage of people recruited in the Africa Volunteers Health Corps roster at RCC level from East and South African countries Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date Comment Percentage of people recruited in the Africa Volunteers Health Corps roster at RCC level from North African countries Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date Comment
INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
Number of Member States supported to implement high-frequency surveys on COVID-19 vaccine literacy and hesitancy (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 15.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Organizational frameworks for operationalizing Africa CDC's transition into an autonomous health body of the AU have been developed Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Africa CDC Strategic Plan for Endemic and Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023-2027 developed and validated by Member States Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Gender-responsive HR hiring, retention and promotion processes are developed and operationalized as part of the Africa CDC transition into an autonomous health body of the AU Value No No Date Comment Africa CDC Strategic Plan for Community Health Workers 2023-2027 developed and validated by Member States Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Africa CDC's Partnership Unit is established and functional Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Regional action plans to respond to mental health and psychosocial support during humanitarian crises and epidemics developed Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Strategy and action plan developed for the transition of the AU COVID-19 Response Fund into the Africa Epidemic Fund Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Number of Member States that have been capacitated on public health intelligence and event-based surveillance Value 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Africa CDC continental framework for mortality surveillance developed and validated Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Regional Integrated Surveillance and Laboratory Network (RISLNET) framework developed and validated by Member States Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Number of senior laboratory specialists, directors, and quality managers trained under the in-person Laboratory Leadership TrainingProgramme across the continent Value 0.00 0.00 42.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Percentage of female senior laboratory specialists, directors, and quality managers trained under the in-person Laboratory Leadership Training Programme across the continent Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date Comment Number of laboratory staff trained in collecting, curating and managing biological data using standardized training materials Value 0.00 0.00 200.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Number of regional laboratory networks brought up to full capacity for zoonotic disease diagnosis and data access. Value 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Number of Member States supported to improve surveillance of antimicrobial use and AMR microorganisms Value 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Number of Member States supported in performing UHPR/JEE assessments Value 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Number of Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (PHEOCs) supported with capacity building Value 0.00 0.00 11.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Africa Volunteer Health Corps (AVoHC) framework updated and disseminated Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Number of RCCs operational under the newly developed operational framework Value 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Number of scholars deployed to NPHIs under the Kofi Annan Fellowship Programme Value 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Percentage of female scholars deployed to NPHIs under the Kofi Annan Fellowship Programme Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date Comment Africa CDC Workforce Development Framework has been revised and validated by Member States Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment A module on "gender in preparedness" has been included in the Africa CDC Workforce Development Framework Value No No Date Comment Number of people enrolled under the two-year Field Epidemiologic Training Program (FETP) from Member States Value 0.00 0.00 120.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Percentage of females enrolled under the two-year Field Epidemiologic Training Program from Member States Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date Comment Number of Africa CDC staff members who have completed professional training Value 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Vaccine technology and intellectual property (IP) transfer support service for Member States has been established Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Fill and Finish tech transfers between local manufacturers and international manufacturers facilitated by the Africa CDC Manufacturing Unit Value 0.00 0.00 6.00 Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment Africa Vaccine Procurement Pooling Mechanism designed and launched Value No No Yes Date July 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 July 31, 2027 Comment