The EU CBRN CoE Regional Secretariat for the Eastern and Central Africa region is located in Nairobi, Kenya at the Ministry of Health.
The Secretariat plays a major role in helping achieve the objectives of the EU CBRN CoE through ensuring a good level of cooperation and coordination among the eleven Partner Countries. The Regional Secretariat also provides support with the engagement of regional and international technical partners, potential donors and other stakeholders in the area of CBRN risk mitigation. It contributes to build local ownership and to a greater sustainability of the EU CBRN CoE network.
Shared Priorities
- Awareness raising for implementation of NAP
- Enhancing CBRN Legislative Framework
- Harmonised and integrated approach to biosecurity
- CBRN risk assessment
- Illicit trafficking of radiological and nuclear materials
- Identification, retrieval and management of old and abandoned chemicals (including explosive precursors)
Objectives
- Support the establishment and institutionalisation of inter-agency CBRN National Teams.
- Support Partner Countries in the development of CBRN National Action Plans.
- Facilitate exchange of experience between EU CBRN CoE Partner Countries.
- Support the definition of regional projects and national activities funded through EU CBRN CoE.
- Enhance ownership by Partner Countries in the region.
- Engage and coordinate with regional organisations to develop long-term collaboration.
- Reach out to and coordinate with international organisations and donors.
News from Eastern & Central Africa
At the WOAH Global Conference on Biological Threat Reduction, the EU CBRN CoE held a side event Leveraging the expertise of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence to strengthen One Health approaches in reducing biological threats.
- CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
- CA - Central Asia
- ECA - Eastern and Central Africa
- GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
- MIE - Middle East
- NAS - North Africa and Sahel
- SEA - Southeast Asia
- SEEE - South East and Eastern Europe
Dar es Salaam played host to a powerful convergence of biosafety expertise and regional collaboration. From 15-17 July 2025, 22 biosafety officers, laboratory managers, and regulators from across East and Central Africa came together for a Regional Workshop on ISO 35001:2019.
- CoE Region
- ECA - Eastern and Central Africa
The concept for this new global programme was developed with EU support and is now being tested in several countries, most recently in Uganda, with strong results
- CoE Region
- ECA - Eastern and Central Africa
