Africa CDC Launches Agenda for Health Security and Sovereignty
The newly-launched vision for Africa’s health security and sovereignty aims to reduce reliance on external systems and strengthen resilience against growing health threats. Developed by Africa CDC, the Africa Health Security and Sovereignty (AHSS) Agenda builds on the New Public Health Order and addresses challenges such as declining aid, rising outbreaks, and fragile supply chains.
The agenda is anchored in five pillars: reforming global health governance, strengthening pandemic preparedness and response, mobilising sustainable financing, advancing digital transformation, and accelerating local manufacturing of essential medical countermeasures. Together, these pillars aim to create a unified, self-reliant health ecosystem across Africa.
Africa CDC emphasises that health sovereignty means equitable partnerships, not isolation. To ensure progress, it will work with Member States to implement a continental scorecard and strengthen advocacy, positioning Africa as a coarchitect of global health security.
📥 Read the full brief in your preferred language:
👉 English PDF – Africa CDC Weekly Brief | 17 – 23 November 2025
👉 Version française – Bulletin Hebdomadaire d’Africa CDC | 17 – 23 Novembre 2025
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