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 […]
Africa CDC appelle à une action immédiate pour protéger des vies face à l’escalade des crises sanitaires et sécuritaires

Addis Abeba, Éthiopie, 31 Janvier 2025 – L’Afrique est confrontée à une convergence sans précédent de crises menaçant d’anéantir des décennies de progrès en matière de sécurité sanitaire. Le nombre d’urgences sanitaires sur le continent a explosé, passant de 153 flambées épidémiques en 2022-2023 à 242 en 2024, augmentant ainsi le risque d’une nouvelle pandémie […]
Africa CDC Urges Immediate Action to Protect Lives Amid Escalating Health and Security Crises

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 January 2025 – Africa is facing an unprecedented convergence of crises that threaten to undo decades of progress in health security. The number of health emergencies in Africa surged from 153 outbreaks in 2022-2023 to 242 in 2024, raising the risk of another pandemic emerging from the continent. Meanwhile, a shifting global landscape has seen many […]
Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak: Africa CDC Mobilizes Immediate Response

ADDIS ABABA, January 20, 2025 – Tanzania has declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after confirming one case and identifying 25 suspected cases in the Kagera Region of Northwestern Tanzania. The Marburg virus, a highly infectious and often fatal disease, is similar to Ebola and is transmitted to humans from fruit bats and monkeys. […]
Enrollment Starts in Africa CDC-LED Mpox Therapeutic Study (MOSA)

ADDIS ABABA, KINSHASA, WASHINGTON, PARIS, January 15, 2025 – Africa CDC’s support for the MOSA, a pan-African randomized platform adaptive trial for the MpOx Study, adding to the initial EU funding, has enabled the enrollment of the first patients at Mbandaka Hospital in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These patients have been randomized […]
Africa CDC félicite l’Egypte pour avoir franchi une étape importante dans la réglementation des médicaments et des vaccins

The Africa CDC congratulates the Egyptian Drug Authority on its historic milestone of earning the WHO’s Maturity Level 3 (ML3) designation for medicines regulation.
Africa CDC Applauds Egypt’s Milestone Achievement in Medicines and Vaccine Regulation

The Africa CDC congratulates the Egyptian Drug Authority on its historic milestone of earning the WHO’s Maturity Level 3 (ML3) designation for medicines regulation.
GLOWACON Regional Conference Concludes with a Call to Advance Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance for Public Health in Africa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 December – The Global Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Consortium (GLOWACON) Regional Conference, held on 9th and 10th December under the auspices of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), and the World Health Organization (WHO), convened over 250 participants from diverse […]