Africa Community Health Programme | Continental Landscape Survey Report 2024/5
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Community health systems, grounded in trust, local participation and culturally responsive service delivery, are central to achieving universal health coverage (UHC), enhancing Primary Health Care (PHC) and ensuring public health security across the African continent. Community Health Workers (CHWs), as the anchors of these systems, extend lifesaving services to remote and underserved populations, […]
Communiqué: Continental Immunization Strategy Adoption
PREAMBLE Immunization remains one of the most powerful, cost-effective investments in Africa’s future. It is a vital pillar of public health and health security in Africa. The African region benefits most from the efforts of the Expanded Programme on Immunization launched in 1974, in terms of reduced infant mortality and increased survival rates: 1.8 million […]
African Health Workforce Compact, March 2025
Introduction The African Health Workforce Compact (hereinafter “the Compact”) is a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder, evidence-informed initiative dedicated to supporting African Union Member States in their efforts to strengthen their human resources for health capacity. The Compact builds upon the work of the Africa CDC Framework for Health Workforce Development 2020–2025 and supports the African Union (AU) […]
African Health Workforce Compact | Investment Case Analysis Report
Introduction Background This Investment Case document was developed in the context of the African Health Workforce Compact, developed to implement the Decision of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government during its Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Session held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 5–6th February 2022 (Assembly/AU/Dec.4(XXXV) of 2022 that called on AU Member States to […]
Baseline Report on the Health Workforce Status of 55 African Union Member States, March 2025
Executive Summary This Baseline Report, developed pursuant to an Inception Meeting for the Health Workforce Compact in Addis Ababa in June 2024, describes key findings from analysis of health workforce strategic documents, desk research, and economic scenario analysis. Our research makes several salient observations, including: Out of the 55 African Union (AU) Member States, 56% […]
The Laboratory Systems Maturity Monitoring (LMM)
BACKGROUND Significant investments have been made in strengthening national laboratory systems in low and middle-income countries in the last two decades. Measuring the performance of laboratory systems towards achieving the targets of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the International Health Regulation 2005 (IHR) is key to monitor the impact of interventions, to design evidence-based […]
Marburg Fact Sheet
WHAT IS MARBURG? Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg Hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. Nine out of 10 people infected with the virus will die without treatment. Survival rates increase with early treatment at a treatment center. HOW DOES MARBURG SPREAD? From animals to humansThe Marburg virus disease […]
Partnership to Accelerate Mpox and Other Outbreaks Testing and Sequencing in Africa (PAMTA)
Background Across Africa, the persistent threat of infectious disease outbreaks continues to challenge public health systems, economies, and communities. From Ebola to COVID-19, and now Mpox, the continent faces a complex landscape of emerging and re-emerging pathogens. Mpox, in particular, has underscored the urgent need for robust diagnostic infrastructure. Despite growing detection and sequencing capacity, […]
Resources for the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #WAAW2025
Join us in commemorating World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #WAAW2025 from 18-24th Nov, 2025.Download our free resources and social medial tools as you promote the responsible use of antimicrobials and celebrate #WAAW#AfricaWAAW #StopSuperbugsAfrica.Don’t forget to tag us on social media X, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram @AfricaCDC.
Roadmap for the Implementation of Malaria Genomic Surveillance in Africa
Executive Summary Africa bears the world’s most significant malaria burden in terms of both cases and deaths. Despite considerable progress over the past few decades, the drive toward malaria elimination has stalled. While malaria-related deaths have decreased compared to the early 2000s, the rate of decline in malaria incidence has slowed in recent years. If […]