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Africa CDC declares Mpox health emergency

The agency is mobilising resources, strengthening surveillance, supporting laboratory testing, and providing technical support to AU Member States to interrupt the transmission of Mpox across the continent.
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Mental Health Leadership Programme

Addressing the African population’s mental health challenges​

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Institute of Pathogen Genomics​

Enhancing disease surveillance and public health partnerships

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Africa Public Health Podcast

Telling Africa’s Health Story from Within

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Stories of Impact

Highlighting how collaborative public health action strengthens Africa’s resilience and saves lives across the continent

Emergency Response and Preparedness
Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship Provides Real-life Immersion

Two cohorts of Public Health Emergency Management Fellows have so far been released by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) across the continent. ...

Antimicrobial Resistance
Rallying Call for Fair Access to Relevant AMR Countermeasures for Africa

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to escalate into one of the most pressing global health threats of our time. In response, Africa CDC convened the first-ever ...

Surveillance and Disease Intelligence
Behind the Traces: The Unseen Workforce Holding Back Mpox

Rolling back the ongoing mpox outbreak across Africa rests on a deceptively simple principle: tracing every case and isolating every contact – from casual interactions ...

Emergency Response and Preparedness
Making Laws Work in Times of Public Health Emergencies

A string of crises, from HIV and Ebola to COVID-19 and mpox, has shaped the public health landscape in Africa. Further worsened by recurring threats ...

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Useful Resources

Resources for the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #WAAW2025
Fact Sheets & Brochures
Roadmap for the Implementation of Malaria Genomic Surveillance in Africa
Manuals, Guidelines & Frameworks
Fundamental Elements of Effective Outbreak Management, Roles & Responsibilities
Manuals, Guidelines & Frameworks
Laboratory Systems and Network Capacities in Africa: Framework for GIS-Mapping
Manuals, Guidelines & Frameworks
Enhancing Cholera Detection and Surveillance in Africa
Policy Brief
Prioritization and Risk Ranking of Epidemic-Prone Diseases for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Northern Africa | Cairo, Egypt 20 – 22 May 2025
Manuals, Guidelines & Frameworks

Regional Coordination Centres

Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Reports