Accelerating Continental Action to End Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – 13 May 2026 – A renewed push to reduce preventable maternal, newborn, child and adolescent deaths across Africa is underway, with the latest step being a high-level meeting between H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, and Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centres […]
Africa CDC and Aspen advance Long-term Vaccine Supply Partnership for Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | 12 May 2026 – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Aspen Pharmacare are in advanced discussions on a long-term demand and supply alignment framework aimed at strengthening sustainable vaccine manufacturing in Africa. Announced on the margins of the Africa Forward Summit, the engagement reflects a shared commitment to building viable and sustainable markets […]
Statement by Africa CDC on the Biovac–Proparco Investment Milestone Announced on the Sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit
Nairobi, Kenya | 11 May 2026 – Africa CDC congratulates Biovac and Proparco on the announcement of this important investment collaboration on the sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit. This milestone represents another significant step forward in advancing Africa’s Health Security and Sovereignty Agenda through strategic investments in local vaccine manufacturing capacity. The mobilisation of […]
Africa CDC and Ethiopia Officially Launch CPHIA 2026 to Advance Africa’s Health Security and Sovereignty Agenda
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 08 May 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia today officially launched the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2026, the continent’s foremost public health gathering. “Today’s launch symbolises our determination to build ahealthier and more […]
Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative Boosts Tunisia’s Immunisation System
Tunis, 5 May 2026 – Tunisia is the latest to benefit from the Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) initiative, funded by the Mastercard Foundation and coordinated by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Since its launch in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SLL programme has supported African countries in […]
Africa CDC, ASLM and the European Union Launch One Health Laboratory Initiative to Strengthen AMR Control in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6 May 2026 — Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) and the European Union have launched the Advancing Regional Integrated Laboratory Capacity for AMR Control (ARILAC) initiative, a four-year project to strengthen microbiology laboratory systems, AMR surveillance and integrated One Health […]
Africa CDC Appoints H.E. Tordeta Alexandre Ratebaye as Strategic Advisor to the Director General
Addis Ababa, 6 May 2026 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has appointed Ambassador Tordeta Alexandre Ratebaye, a seasoned diplomat, legal expert and former Deputy Chief of Staff in the Cabinet of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, as Strategic Advisor to the Africa CDC Director General on Legal […]
Africa CDC Launches African High-Level Ministerial Committee to Shape Global Health Architecture Reform
Nairobi, Kenya | 27 April 2026 — Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) today launched the African High-Level Ministerial Committee on Global Health Architecture Reform (AHLMC) on the margins of the World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Committee brings together Ministers of Health and Finance from across the continent to […]
Africa CDC and Africa Frontline First Strengthen Partnership to Accelerate Community Health Workforce Expansion
Nairobi, Kenya | 27 April 2026 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Africa Frontline First (AFF) have strengthened their strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement will support the deployment of 200,000 Community Health Workers (CHWs) across Africa. The signing took place on […]
Africa CDC Statement on Algeria’s Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24 April 2026 – Africa CDC welcomes Algeria’s validation by the World Health Organization as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. This milestone, achieved on 23 April 2026, makes Algeria the 29th country globally and the 10th country in WHO’s African Region to reach this achievement. As of 24 April 2026, […]