EVENT:   Please join us on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 for a telephonic press briefing with a senior U.S. official speaking on background about the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

BACKGROUND: 

The United States is the undisputed leader in the provision of health and humanitarian aid, around the world and has continued to demonstrate its global leadership in public health and humanitarian assistance in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. State Department, USAID, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are working together to support health systems, humanitarian assistance, and economic, security, and stabilization efforts worldwide with $2.7 billion in emergency supplemental funding. In Africa, the U.S is providing more than $65 million in health assistance that will help governments with laboratory preparations, case-finding activities and event-based surveillance, support technical experts for response and preparedness, risk communication, infection prevention and control, and more.

DETAILS: 

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 

Time: 14:00 SAST (Johannesburg) | 12:00 UTC | 08:00 EDT

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Languages: English.  French interpretation will be offered.

Ground rules: ON BACKGROUND, Attributed to a Senior Administration Official

Dial-in Info: To be provided upon RSVP  

RSVP: Please RSVP here 

LOGISTICS:  

• Callers should dial in to the conference call at least 10 minutes early.  The operator will ask for your name, press affiliation, and location. 
• Speaker will give brief opening remarks, and then the moderator will open the floor to questions.
• Participants will be instructed to press “1”, then “0”, on their phones to enter the question and answer queue. You may also submit questions in advance via email to afmediahub@state.gov .
• Questions from French line must be submitted in ENGLISH in advance via Eventbrite (when you RSVP), or during the call via email to afmediahub@state.gov.
• If you experience technical difficulties during the call, you may email afmediahub@state.gov to alert the moderator.