EFFO-COE: Construction and training to fight HCID in Rwanda

EFFO - Center Of Excellence (EFFO-COE) is a project aimed at strengthening the skills of health care workers to respond effectively and safely to outbreaks of High-Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCIDs), such as Ebola Disease (EBOD).

Latest news

A First-Hand Account of the Marburg Disease Outbreak in Rwanda

Jean Pierre Sibomana recounts in The New England Journal of Medicine how he identified and managed what appeared to be the first cases of the Marburg Disease (MARD) outbreak in Rwanda in September 2024. Sibomana’s preparedness stemmed from his participation in EFFO training during the Ebola outbreak in 2018/2019.

Ad hoc clinical management trainings in Rwanda for Marburg Disease (MARD)

Charité Berlin realized ad hoc clinical management trainings in Rwanda for Marburg Disease (MARD), amid the ongoing MARD outbreak.

SEEG mission on Mpox at Panzi Hospital in Bukavu

From 23 to 27 September, Thomas Pärisch (RKI) participated in the response to Mpox mission in the South Kivu province of the DRC. A training session was organised by SEEG of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) at the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu.

Center of Excellence Construction:works began

A milestone in Rwanda's emergency preparedness: Construction works for a high-level isolation began in Kigali. Along with the start of construction, a corresponding training programme for different target groups began in order to enhance clinical management capacities and to improve occupational safety.

Center of Excellence Construction: Kick-off meeting held

A kick-off meeting was held on the ground plot in Masaka / Kigali, where the future Center of Excellence (CoE) is going to be constructed. EFFO-CoE project coordination as well as representatives from the construction company, construction supervision company and Rwanda Housing Authority were on-site (19.12.2023)