COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Access virtual conference
We, African Union Ministers of Health and Heads of Delegation gathered on 24–25 June 2020 for the virtual conference to develop a vaccine strategy for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Africa. Preamble RECALLING the Heads of State and Government’s Declaration in July 2013 at the African Union Special Summit on HIV, TB and Malaria in […]
EDCTP and Africa CDC collaborate to develop capacity for outbreak and epidemic response in sub-Saharan Africa
Reliable epidemiological data is often unavailable or severely limited in resource-limited settings in Africa. This knowledge gap is further aggravated by a shortage of skilled personnel in epidemiology and biostatistics to efficiently monitor, analyse and interpret epidemiological data to inform policy and decision-making. Training programmes are urgently needed to develop a cohort of epidemiologists across Africa and beyond, who can work in collaboration with their Ministries of Health or the National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs), as well as with relevant regional and international organisations, to collectively conduct routine surveillance and public health research and respond timely to disease outbreaks.
Africa CDC Appoints Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Public Health in Africa
Dr Nicaise Ndembi has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Health in Africa for a term of four years. He was unanimously selected by members of the Editorial Board of the journal during the first board meeting held on 21 and 22 November 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A virologist and public health […]
Addis Ababa Declaration on the HIV Viral Load Movement to End AIDS by 2030 in African Union Member States
WE, Member States and participants in the Africa Collaborative to Advance Diagnostics Meeting held from 24 to 25 September 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Mindful that AIDS Watch Africa is an entity of the African Union with the specific mandate to lead advocacy, accountability and resource mobilization towards a robust African response to end AIDS, […]
Togo Health Minister Elected Chair of Africa CDC Governing Board
The Health Minister of Togo, Prof. Moustafa Mijiyawa, has been elected Chair of the Africa CDC Governing Board for a term of three years. He was unanimously chosen by representatives of Member States present in the 6th meeting of the Board in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 2 December 2019. Prof. Mijiyawa, an Officer of the […]