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 […]
Fundamental Elements of Effective Outbreak Management, Roles & Responsibilities
A roadmap and good practice guide | July 2025 The following elements of outbreak management (at each phase of the response effort) alongside those responsible for their implementation, are derived from a study conducted by the UK-PHRST and Africa CDC entitled, “Impact of International Public Health Deployments on national capacities of AU member states”, and […]
Laboratory Systems and Network Capacities in Africa: Framework for GIS-Mapping
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Today, the demand for testing services is increasing and becoming more diverse across various countries’ networks of public and private laboratories. These laboratories are expected to offer expanded and novel testing services. However, the extent of their capacity and coverage is only known in basic terms. The laboratory capacity for epidemic-prone diseases, as […]
Enhancing Cholera Detection and Surveillance in Africa
Background Since the beginning of 2025, a total of 73,806 cholera cases and 490 deaths (CFR: 0.66%) have been reported across 22 African Union Member States. In comparison, 2024 saw 169,801 cases and 3,056 deaths, with a fatality rate of 1.8%. Over recent years, several African Union Member States have faced severe and protracted cholera […]
Prioritization and Risk Ranking of Epidemic-Prone Diseases for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Northern Africa | Cairo, Egypt 20 – 22 May 2025
Executive Summary: Amidst a fragile health emergency landscape and limited resources, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) adopts continuously scientific, evidence-based approaches to guide resource allocation for effective preparedness and response. Northern Africa faces a wide array of health challenges, including increases in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (long COVID 19) […]