"Africa CDC is respecting and supporting the sovereignty of the country. It's not Africa CDC that will say, 'this clinical trial will take place or not.' It's not any other international body that will come to say, 'this clinical trial will take place or not.' It's not a foreign country that will come and say, 'this one will take place.' It's the sovereignty of the country."
"Let me tell you: we are not an NGO, We are not a UN organization. We are the convening power in Africa. The mandate [is] given to us by all 55 African heads of state and government. People can meet in the US, people can meet in Europe. If we are not there, they are wasting their time."
"the Africa CDC was a "fake and powerless organization," and insisted that it was "not a reliable source" for information."
Health authorities in Guinea-Bissau moved to halt a controversial study that would have used unvaccinated infants as test subjects. The US Department of Health and Human Services maintained that the trial remained scheduled and labeled Africa CDC "fake and powerless" and "not a reliable source." Africa CDC director-general Jean Kaseya rejected that characterization, affirmed the agency's mandate from all 55 African heads of state and government, and insisted that no foreign body can impose clinical trials on Guinea-Bissau. Africa CDC guidelines require written authorization from a country's National Medicines Regulatory Authority before any vaccine trial proceeds.
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