Six member institutes of the Institut Pasteur International Network involved in an international coalition to tackle outbreaks in Africa

Today, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases poses a global health threat that can only be tackled through international collaborative efforts. This is all the more true in the African continent where recent outbreaks have highlighted the need to rapidly implement clinical studies in support of control efforts.

To address this challenge, a new clinical research and response network has been launched with the aim to reduce the health and socio-economic impact of disease outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa. The African coaLition for Epidemic Research, Response and Training (ALERRT) combines the strengths of 21 leading African and European partner organisations, 6 of them belonging to the Institut Pasteur International Network - Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Institut Pasteur de Bangui ; Institut Pasteur de Côte d’Ivoire ; Institut Pasteur de Dakar ; Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Institut Pasteur (Paris).

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