Africa CDC Unveils Strategic Plan to Transform Health Financing and Advance Self-Reliance
Addis Ababa, April 11, 2025 – With external health aid to Africa expected to plunge by 70% between 2021 and 2025, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a continent-wide strategy to radically transform how health systems are financed, putting African resources at the centre of African health. The sharp decline in […]
Continued Partnership to Enhance Pathogen Genomic Surveillance and Bioinformatics for Public Health in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 31, 2025 — In a strategic move to bolster Africa’s preparedness for future pandemics, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in partnership with the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) and with support from the Mastercard Foundation, has launched a groundbreaking program on genomic surveillance and bioinformatics to […]
Africa CDC and RECs create Synergies between Regional Procurement Mechanisms and the African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM)
Kigali, March 28, 2025 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Regional Economic Community (REC) representatives and other stakeholders convened for a consultative workshop to strengthen coordination between regional pooled procurement mechanisms (PPMs) and the African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM), as well as to discuss the modalities for the establishment of […]
Africa CDC Launches New Podcast to Drive Health Impact Across the Continent
Addis Ababa, March 21, 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched the Africa Public Health Podcast, a powerful platform designed to elevate African voices in public health, tackle misinformation, and drive resilience to the continent’s evolving health challenges. As the continent navigates a burdened landscape of health threats – from pandemics and climate-related risks to […]
ECDC and Africa CDC discuss deeper collaboration for global health security
ECDC and Africa CDC are responsible for protecting almost 2 billion people from infectious disease Addis Ababa, March 18, 2025 – ECDC Director Dr. Pamela Rendi-Wagner and H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention met at ECDC’s offices in Stockholm to discuss deepening collaboration between the two […]
Renewed Commitment to Strengthen Public Health Surveillance and Address Disease Outbreaks in Africa
Addis Ababa, March 06, 2025 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in sequencing technology, strengthen their collaboration to advance the Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Africa PGI). The renewed commitment builds on existing efforts over the last 4 years to address COVID-19 and other […]
Africa CDC’s Emergency Consultative Group Recommends Continuation of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 28 February 2025 – The Emergency Consultative Group (ECG) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), chaired by Professor Salim Abdool Karim, has unanimously recommended the continuation of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). This decision follows a comprehensive review of the ongoing outbreak, […]
Africa CDC and Global Health EDCTP3 sign Memorandum of Understanding to promote public health in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16 February 2025 – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Global Health European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership 3 (Global Health EDCTP3) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support their shared goal to promote public health in Africa and to reinforce their collaboration in strengthening […]
New Dawn for Health Security and Sovereignty in Africa as Stakeholders Convene at Manufacturing Forum
Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt February 5, 2025 – The 2nd Vaccine and Other Health Products Manufacturing Forum, organized by Africa CDC, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Regionalized Vaccine Manufacturing Collaborative (RVMC), and the Unified Procurement Authority of Egypt (UPA), has concluded in Cairo, Egypt. The three-day forum convened African Union (AU) Ministers of Health, Regional […]
Landmark Agreement Among Africa’s Leading National Medicines Regulatory Authorities to Foster Collaboration
Cairo, Egypt, 4 February 2025: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and African Union Development Agency – New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) are proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) among Africa’s WHO Maturity Level 3 National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs). These agencies have established robust systems to […]