Africa CDC and FHI 360 Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Health Security and Advance Africa’s Health Sovereignty
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 18 February 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and FHI 360 today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in advancing health security, workforce development, and resilient public health systems across Africa. The MoU establishes a structured framework of cooperation aligned with the Africa […]
African Leaders Call to Scale Up Health Workforce, Commit to Deploy Two Million Community Health Workers by 2030
Addis Ababa, 14 February 2026 – African Union (AU) Ministers of Health and Finance, together with Heads of Delegation, have called for urgent and sustained investment in Africa’s health workforce, including to build a two-million-strong community health worker (CHW) workforce by 2030. Leaders said the investment is critical to strengthen Africa’s health security and sovereignty […]
UNFPA and Africa CDC Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance Health and Innovation Across Africa
Addis Ababa, 12 February 2026 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) today signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on women and adolescents’ health innovation, data-driven policymaking, and sustainable investment across Africa. The agreement, signed during the African Union Summit […]
Africa CDC Opens First Medical Supplies Warehouse to Boost Public Health Emergency Response
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 02 February 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has opened its first dedicated warehouse, marking a major milestone in strengthening the continent’s capacity to procure, store and rapidly dispatch critical medical supplies during public health emergencies. The 1,000‑square‑metre warehouse, located at the Africa CDC headquarters […]
Africa CDC Establishes Central Data Repository to Strengthen Public Health Surveillance
Addis Ababa, 27 January 2026 – A new Central Data Repository (CDR) launched by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) aims to strengthen how public health data is integrated, analysed and used across the continent at a time of growing and increasingly complex health risks. While improvements have been made in […]
Ethiopia Ends Marburg Outbreak, Showcasing Rapid Action and Health System Strength
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 26 January 2026 – The first-ever outbreak of Marburg in Ethiopia has been declared over, after less than three months of rapid and collaborative response efforts supported by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The end of the outbreak – which was largely confined to Ethiopia’s southern region […]
Africa CDC Secures Strategic Partnership with Informa Markets to Scale CPHIA and Other Flagship Events
Addis Ababa, 14 January 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Informa Markets, a global leader in live and on-demand events and data services. The partnership will strengthen the planning, delivery, and sustainability of the Africa CDC International Conference on Public Health in Africa […]
Emergent BioSolutions, PANTHER Partner to Advance Africa CDC-Led MpOx Study
GAITHERSBURG, Md. PARIS, Addis Ababa, January 8, 2025 – Emergent BioSolutions has announced a collaboration agreement with PANTHER to provide additional financial support to continue progressing the Africa CDC-led ‘MpOx Study in Africa’ (MOSA). This initiative aims to advance research into effective treatments for patients diagnosed with mpox, a virus for which there is currently no dedicated antiviral therapy. […]
Africa CDC and Zipline Partner to Advance Health System Responsiveness and Epidemic Preparedness Across Africa
Together, they will expand access, improve emergency preparedness, strengthen data systems, and enhance epidemic early warning and response capabilities that work even at the last mile Washington / Addis Ababa, 11 December 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Zipline International, Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve health outcomes and expand […]
Africa CDC Study Explores SMS Messaging to Strengthen TB Treatment
Addis Ababa – A new study by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is exploring how mobile phone messaging can improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment adherence in Ethiopia and Liberia, two of the continent’s most affected countries. The research is supported by a US$100,000 grant from the World Bank and is running […]