Call for Applications: Youth Pre-Conference on the Margins of the 2nd Annual International Conference On Public Health In Africa 2022
After two years of emergency mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa is now at a crossroads to promote its long-term preparedness for future pandemics and health security. To this end, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) introduced the New Public Health Order (NPHO) for Africa, for which African Union Heads of […]
Media Invitation: Register for CPHIA 2021
Media registration for the first-ever Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2021) is now open – we hope you’ll join us! To register as a media representative, please click here. CPHIA 2021, organized by the Africa CDC and African Union, is taking place virtually 14-16 December. A number of heads of state and leading […]
Africa CDC, Mastercard Foundation Partnership Announcement
WHAT: Launch of a Partnership between African Union, Africa CDC and the Mastercard Foundation SPEAKER(s): His Excellency Felix Antoine Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Chairperson of the African Union His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and AU Domestic Health Financing Champion His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, President of […]
Online Course: Psychological First Aid (Africa Version)
What is psychological first aid (PFA)? Psychological First Aid (PFA) is a straightforward way of delivering psychosocial care in the immediate aftermath of emergencies, including infectious disease outbreaks. This course explores what Psychosocial care involves, relating to people in a caring and compassionate way without judgement and in a way that respects their rights, beliefs […]
Statement on Postponement of 1st International Conference on Public Health in Africa
02 February 2021, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is announcing the postponement of the inaugural International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA), originally scheduled to be held as an in-person event from 12-14 May 2021 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In light of many African nations currently experiencing a second […]
Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme
The African Union Commission launched the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) – Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme on 25 May 2020 in partnership with the Kofi Annan Foundation, following its approval by the Governing Board of Africa CDC in March 2018. The aim is to support aspirational public health leaders […]
GLOBAL GOALKEEPER AWARD 2020
Join us for the virtual ceremony of the Global Goalkeeper 2020 Award to Dr. John Nkengasong, Director of Africa CDC, by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation today at 6.00 pm Eastern Africa Time. DR. JOHN NKENGASONG (DIRECTOR, AFRICA CDC)Since the beginning of the pandemic, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director […]
Roll Out : Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) in Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is pleased to invite you to the roll out of the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) in Africa. PACT is a continental strategy to help Member States limit COVID-19 transmission by ensuring uninterrupted supply of diagnostics and medical supplies, as well as frontline personnel, needed […]