AThe Ministry of Health announced, today, Monday, that the Pasteur Institute Algeria has been officially designated as a regional center of excellence in the field of biosecurity and biosafety for the North African region, according to a notification issued by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
The Ministry explained in a statement that this appointment is an African recognition of the scientific status enjoyed by the Pasteur Institute in Algeria, and the expertise, competencies and advanced infrastructure it possesses in the fields of security and biosafety. It also reflects the growing confidence in the national competencies and Algerian scientific institutions among African health authorities.
This coronation came after a careful and comprehensive evaluation process, which began with the filing of the institute’s candidacy file in October 2025, followed by the organization of a field visit during February 2026 by an expert mission affiliated with the Africa CDC, which resulted in the Pasteur Institute being accredited in Algeria as a regional reference center for North Africa in this vital field.
The Ministry of Health confirmed that this classification embodies the Institute’s commitment to continue performing its role as a national reference institution in the public health service, and to contribute to enhancing health security at continental levels, through developing capabilities, supporting training, and enhancing scientific and technical cooperation between countries in the region.
This recognition also confirms Algeria’s position as a regional pole in the field of capacity enhancement, competency building, and biological risk control, supporting efforts aimed at improving health systems in North Africa.
In the first activity that falls within its new tasks as a regional center, the Pasteur Institute in Algeria, at its headquarters in Sidi Faraj, is hosting, starting today, Monday, June 29, until July 3, 2026, a first-level regional training course in Bio-containment Engineering, for the benefit of experts and specialists from several countries in North Africa, who were selected by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Ministry of Health concluded by emphasizing its keenness to support biosecurity and biosafety, and to enhance the readiness of health systems to confront various health threats, in a way that serves national, regional and continental health security.
