{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Africa CDC","provider_url":"https:\/\/africacdc.org","title":"Building Africa\u2019s Public Health Defences: Coordinating Rapid Response and Preparedness &#8211; Africa CDC","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CHuqSZpZSX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/podcast\/building-africas-public-health-defences-coordinating-rapid-response-and-preparedness\/\">Building Africa\u2019s Public Health Defences: Coordinating Rapid Response and Preparedness<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/podcast\/building-africas-public-health-defences-coordinating-rapid-response-and-preparedness\/embed\/#?secret=CHuqSZpZSX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Building Africa\u2019s Public Health Defences: Coordinating Rapid Response and Preparedness&#8221; &#8212; Africa CDC\" data-secret=\"CHuqSZpZSX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Wessam-Mankoula-Podcast-Episode-6.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":720,"description":"In this episode of the Africa Public Health Podcast, Dr. Wessam Mankoula, Regional Director of the Northern Africa RCC and Acting Head of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Division at Africa CDC, reflects on the hard-won lessons from COVID-19. The pandemic exposed deep fractures in global health systems, from delayed responses to unequal access to [&hellip;]"}