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Rospotrebnadzor and Ministry of Health of Uganda Signed Action Plan to Ensure Sanitary and Epidemiological Well-Being of the Population

On the sidelines of the Second Russia–Africa Summit, Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova held talks with Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health of the Republic of Uganda.

The parties discussed prevention of and response to infections, prospects for cooperation in the development of human resources and laboratory infrastructure in Uganda, research on infectious agents, as well as various aspects of the application of Russian experience in ensuring biological security.

During the meeting, the Head of Rospotrebnadzor emphasized that cooperation in infection control does not lose its relevance and remains one of the priority areas of humanitarian cooperation between Russia and foreign countries, including the Republic of Uganda.

The meeting resulted in the signing of a joint action plan between Rospotrebnadzor and the Ministry of Health of Uganda, which provides for joint scientific research, personnel training, and technical assistance to Uganda. The plan was adopted in pursuance of the Memorandum of Cooperation in ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population, signed at the first Russia–Africa Summit in 2019.

The Second Russia–Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum are taking place in ExpoForum (St. Petersburg) on 27–28 July. The motto of the events is “For peace, security and development”. Rospotrebnadzor is represented with its own stand and a separate outdoor exhibition, where, among other things, mobile anti-epidemic laboratories are showcased. The Federal Service will also organize a thematic session ‘From Aid to Partnership: Working Together to Fight Epidemics’, which will take place on 28 July at 12:00.

The Roscongress Foundation is the organizer of the Second Russia–Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum.

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“We highly value the results of our joint work at the summit. I am sure the achieved results are creating a good foundation for further deepening the Russia-Africa partnership in the interests of our nations’ prosperity and wellbeing.”

President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin

The Russia–Africa Summit, which is taking place in Sochi on 23–24 October 2019, encapsulates the historically friendly relations between the African continent and the Russian Federation. This Summit carries great significance as it is the first of its kind to emerge during a period of major global and international transformations. In response to the aspirations of the people it is representing, the Summit intends to build a comprehensive framework for expanding Russian–African relations into broader horizons of joint cooperation across different fields.

The African nations and Russia share a common understanding of international relations, based on the principles of respect for the rule of international law, equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Both sides affirm their commitment to support multilateral actions to oppose new international threats, be they terrorism and extremism in all their forms, or declining growth rates. The two sides share a firm conviction regarding the importance of developing trade flows and supporting mutual investment in such a way as to ensure security, peace and development for the African and Russian people.

African countries have huge potential and opportunities that will allow them, once efforts to streamline their economies have been achieved, to emerge as real global players. In recent years, the nations of this continent have achieved major successes spanning the political, economic, social and administrative spheres. Africa has flourished in terms of growth over the past decade, reaching a continent-wide growth rate of 3.55% in 2018.

The African Union Summit, which was held in Niger in July 2019, continued the efforts of the African countries and saw the African Continental Free Trade Agreement come into force, along with its operational instruments. The agreement is one of the key objectives of Agenda 2063, an African development strategy that has been created to address the African people’s desire for prosperity and decent living standards.

These successes are opening up wide-ranging prospects for cooperation between African countries and the Russian Federation, and confirm the determination of African governments and their people to cooperate with multiple partners in order to establish mutually beneficial relations.

With this in mind, we express our hopes that the Russia–Africa Summit will help in the establishment of constructive strategic relations, based on partnership between two sides across various fields, and in the service of fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the African people and their friends in Russia.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdelfattah ALSISI