{"id":6425,"date":"2020-10-08T12:24:42","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T11:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/?page_id=6425"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T07:32:13","slug":"ipg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/institutes\/ipg\/","title":{"rendered":"Institute of Pathogen Genomics (IPG)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6425\" class=\"elementor elementor-6425\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f46487c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f46487c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d4bba6\" data-id=\"3d4bba6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82335c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e82335c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Africa CDC Institute of Pathogen Genomics, through the Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Africa PGI) aims to enhance disease surveillance and public health partnerships through integrated, cross-continent laboratory networks equipped with the tools, human resource capacity and data infrastructure to fully leverage critical genomic sequencing technologies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-538f3f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"538f3f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Why is pathogen genomics important for public health?<\/h3><p>Nearly 140 disease outbreaks are detected annually across Africa. Genomic sequencing technology will provide the scientific evidence needed for health systems to better prevent, identify and track these outbreaks, thus helping public health experts to stay ahead of novel pathogens and re-emerging diseases. It will allow health systems to better tackle pathogens that cause diseases like COVID-19, polio, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV\/AIDS, cholera, Ebola, and emerging health threats. In resource-limited environments, the near-real-time insights from pathogen genomics can inform the allocation of precious medical commodities like diagnostics, drugs and vaccines. Through improved surveillance that provides insights into local disease transmission, pathogen genomics can inform data-driven public health action tailored to meet local needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e386f14\" data-id=\"e386f14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cc2c18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cc2c18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c14b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"public\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Public health benefits of pathogen genomics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ff93f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a2ff93f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab319e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fab319e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Surveillance<\/strong>: Genomic sequencing enhances the ability to detect emerging disease threats, bolster pandemic preparedness and monitor endemic disease control efforts.<\/li><li><strong>Pathogen characterization<\/strong>: It helps in the identification of variation among pathogen strains for the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance.<\/li><li><strong>Product development<\/strong>: Genomic sequencing informs research and development of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics, and enhances monitoring of efficacy in diverse populations.<\/li><li><strong>Delivery programmes<\/strong>: It helps in the optimization of vaccination campaigns and medical product introductions to at-risk populations.<\/li><\/ul><p>Genomic sequencing technologies \u201cread\u201d genetic materials such as DNA and RNA and help researchers analyse changes in these materials over time. Next-generation sequencing (NGS), developed over a decade ago, allows researchers to ask more complex questions and obtain answers much faster and cheaper than was previously possible, enabling rapid, effective and data-based public health decisions.<\/p><p>COVID-19 has been a powerful reminder of the importance of disease surveillance systems and genomic sequencing technologies in advancing public health. However, this potential is still far from being realized in Africa due to the high costs of NGS equipment and tools, limited funding, and inadequate infrastructure and framework for data-sharing. Democratizing the use of next-generation sequencing technology in Africa and other low and middle-income regions will enable partnerships and upend the decades-old paradigm of reliance of cutting-edge global health innovation on technical or academic partners from the global north.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39786e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39786e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"goals\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87a39bb\" data-id=\"87a39bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc8904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fc8904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Broader health goals and the Africa CDC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502c025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"502c025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f343af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f343af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Africa Health Strategy 2016-2030 aims to strengthenhealth systems to achieve global development goals, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the health security agenda. Establishing effective systems for disease surveillance is a critical piece of the strategy, and pathogen genomics technology can help enhance this. Pathogen genomics will strengthen the infrastructure established by Africa CDC, the continent&#8217;s leader in disease surveillance and key implementer of continent-wide health sector strategies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bad66e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bad66e\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1903635\" data-id=\"1903635\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aeb620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0aeb620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News &amp; Announcements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c9608 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"08c9608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22192 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry thematic-area-africa-pathogen-genomics-initiative region-southern-africa country-malawi news-type-press-releases\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/malawi-launches-second-edition-of-pathogen-genomic-surveillance-strategy-and-implementation-plan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Malawi-Genomic-Strategy-Launch-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22194\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Malawi-Genomic-Strategy-Launch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Malawi-Genomic-Strategy-Launch-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Malawi-Genomic-Strategy-Launch-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Malawi-Genomic-Strategy-Launch-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Malawi-Genomic-Strategy-Launch.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/malawi-launches-second-edition-of-pathogen-genomic-surveillance-strategy-and-implementation-plan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMalawi Launches\u00a0Second Edition of Pathogen Genomic Surveillance Strategy and\u00a0Implementation Plan\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t8 July 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18945 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-genomic-sequencing tag-mpox tag-pgi-2-0 thematic-area-advancing-use-of-laboratory-diagnostics thematic-area-africa-cdc-institute-for-pathogen-genomics thematic-area-africa-pathogen-genomics-initiative thematic-area-genomics-and-bioinformatics thematic-area-laboratory-services-and-networks region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa country-congo-democratic-republic-of-the news-type-press-releases disease-category-mpox\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/africa-cdc-conducts-training-on-molecular-detection-and-sequencing-for-mpox\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/INRB-Lab-300x106.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-18946\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/INRB-Lab-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/INRB-Lab-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/INRB-Lab-768x272.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/INRB-Lab.jpg 1517w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/africa-cdc-conducts-training-on-molecular-detection-and-sequencing-for-mpox\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAfrica CDC Conducts Training on Molecular Detection and Sequencing for Mpox\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t19 August 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-17741 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-africa-pgi tag-pathogen-genomic tag-pgi-2-0 thematic-area-africa-cdc-institute-for-pathogen-genomics thematic-area-africa-pathogen-genomics-initiative region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa news-type-press-releases\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/data-curation-workshop-seeks-to-strengthen-sharing-of-data-on-disease-causing-pathogens-in-africa\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240618_100701-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-17742\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240618_100701-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240618_100701-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240618_100701-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240618_100701-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240618_100701.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/data-curation-workshop-seeks-to-strengthen-sharing-of-data-on-disease-causing-pathogens-in-africa\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tData curation workshop seeks to strengthen sharing of data on disease-causing pathogens in Africa\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t22 June 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources and Guidelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195a80a elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"195a80a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:40,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-23498 wpdmpro type-wpdmpro status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wpdmtag-genomic-surveillance wpdmtag-roadmap thematic-area-africa-cdc-institute-for-pathogen-genomics thematic-area-africa-pathogen-genomics-initiative thematic-area-genomics-and-bioinformatics region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa resource-type-manuals-guidelines-frameworks pillar-laboratory-diagnosis home-page-show-on-home\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/download\/roadmap-for-the-implementation-of-malaria-genomic-surveillance-in-africa\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31-184028-722x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31-184028-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31-184028-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31-184028-768x1089.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31-184028.jpg 844w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/download\/roadmap-for-the-implementation-of-malaria-genomic-surveillance-in-africa\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRoadmap for the Implementation of Malaria Genomic Surveillance in Africa\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-17147 wpdmpro type-wpdmpro status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry thematic-area-africa-cdc-institute-for-pathogen-genomics thematic-area-africa-pathogen-genomics-initiative region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa resource-type-manuals-guidelines-frameworks disease-category-cover-19 pillar-laboratory-diagnosis\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/download\/the-africa-pathogen-genomics-initative-africa-pgi-integrated-genomic-surveillance-and-data-sharing-platform-igs\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"1017\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-154346.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20342\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-154346.png 710w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-154346-209x300.png 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/download\/the-africa-pathogen-genomics-initative-africa-pgi-integrated-genomic-surveillance-and-data-sharing-platform-igs\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Africa Pathogen Genomics Initative (Africa PGI) Integrated Genomic Surveillance and Data Sharing Platform (IGS)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-17142 wpdmpro type-wpdmpro status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry thematic-area-africa-cdc-institute-for-pathogen-genomics thematic-area-africa-pathogen-genomics-initiative region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa resource-type-manuals-guidelines-frameworks disease-category-cover-19\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/download\/the-africa-pathogen-genomics-initative-africa-pgi-integrated-genomic-surveillance-for-outbreak-detection-detect\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"940\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Africa-Pathogen-Genomics-Initative-Africa-PGI-Integrated-Genomic-Surveillance-for-Outbreak-Detection-DETECT.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Africa-Pathogen-Genomics-Initative-Africa-PGI-Integrated-Genomic-Surveillance-for-Outbreak-Detection-DETECT.png 658w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Africa-Pathogen-Genomics-Initative-Africa-PGI-Integrated-Genomic-Surveillance-for-Outbreak-Detection-DETECT-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/download\/the-africa-pathogen-genomics-initative-africa-pgi-integrated-genomic-surveillance-for-outbreak-detection-detect\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Africa Pathogen Genomics Initative (Africa PGI) Integrated Genomic Surveillance for Outbreak Detection (DETECT)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0897c96 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0897c96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e7042e\" data-id=\"8e7042e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-876d732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"876d732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"partners\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0a077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff0a077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c939ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c939ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe following partners support the work of the Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56899e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"56899e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3a59cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3a59cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad20ac2\" data-id=\"ad20ac2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d55ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d55ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Public Sector<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8abcf pp-icon-list-traditional elementor-list-item-link-inline pp-icon-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-icon-list\" data-id=\"bb8abcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-list-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"pp-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5150d53\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfrica CDC\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b9df383\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUS CDC\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-125735c\" data-id=\"125735c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9542064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9542064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Private Sector<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f85e0d pp-icon-list-traditional elementor-list-item-link-inline pp-icon-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-icon-list\" data-id=\"5f85e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-list-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"pp-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5150d53\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.illumina.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIllumina\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b9df383\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6f51fed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nanoporetech.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOxford Nanopore Technologies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c16370\" data-id=\"4c16370\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ff1ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23ff1ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Philanthropic Sector<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5503927 pp-icon-list-traditional elementor-list-item-link-inline pp-icon-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-icon-list\" data-id=\"5503927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-list-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"pp-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5150d53\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatesfoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-list-icon pp-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262aa4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"262aa4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ecce23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-logo-carousel\" data-id=\"9ecce23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-logo-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-container-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-logo-carousel pp-swiper-slider swiper\" 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