Africa CDC and Geneva Learning Foundation Partner to Strengthen Immunisation
ADDIS ABABA and Geneva, 4 September 2026 – A new partnership between the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) aims to strengthen immunisation across Africa by connecting continental priorities with frontline health workers and bringing their experience and local solutions into decision-making. The partnership will support […]
La RDC et ses partenaires lancent un Plan révisé de 180 jours pour intensifier la réponse à l’épidémie d’Ebola causée par le virus Bundibugyo et sauver des milliers de vies
Kinshasa, 4 septembre 2026 – Alors que la réponse à la 17ème épidémie d’Ebola causée par le virus Bundibugyo se poursuit en République démocratique du Congo, le Gouvernement, avec l’appui de l’OMS, du Système des Nations Unies, d’Africa CDC et de ses partenaires, a lancé ce vendredi à Kinshasa un plan multisectoriel révisé de 180 jours visant à intensifier et coordonner la réponse afin de sauver des […]
Africa CDC Selected to Represent Regional Health Organizations Worldwide on Global Health Architecture Reform Task Force
Africa CDC will bring the priorities of its 55 African Union Member States and the perspectives of regional health organizations into the global reform process Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 August 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has been selected to represent regional health organizations worldwide on the Joint Task […]
Eastern Africa Health Ministers Agree Regional Action on Health Security as Tanzania Supports DRC Ebola Response
Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, 19 August 2026 – Health Ministers from Eastern Africa have agreed to strengthen the regional health security, accelerate immunisation, improve maternal and child health roadmap, strengthen outbreak preparedness and response, and mobilise sustainable health financing. The commitments were adopted at the close of the 4th Eastern Africa Regional […]
Trois mois après le début de l’épidémie de Maladie à Virus Ebola de Bundibugyo: Le temps de l’action décisive est venu
Addis-Abeba, 17 août 2026 – Trois mois après la déclaration de l’épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola causée par le virus Bundibugyo en RDC, l’évolution de cette épidémie a dépassé nos plus graves inquiétudes. Africa CDC félicite l’Ouganda pour avoir mis fin avec succès à son épidémie le 28 juillet 2026. La réussite de l’Ouganda […]
Three Months into the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak: Now is the time for Decisive Action
Addis Ababa, 17 August 2026 – Three months after the declaration of the Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the DRC, the evolution of this epidemic has exceeded our gravest expectations. Africa CDC commends Uganda for successfully ending its outbreak on 28 July 2026. Uganda’s achievement demonstrates that Bundibugyo Ebola can be contained when […]
Africa is Ready to Lead: CPHIA 2026 Opens the Next Chapter of African Public Health
Africa CDC invites scientists and public health experts to submit their work and help shape the scientific programme as the continent moves from health dependency to ownership, resilience and sovereignty ADDIS ABABA, 12 August 2026 – Africa’s public health story is entering a new chapter, shaped by stronger African institutions, African science, local capability and […]
Africa CDC, ASLM and European Union launch WASTEWISE to strengthen epidemic early warning in Africa
Three-year initiative will pilot wastewater and environmental surveillance in Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7 August 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) and the European Union have launched the Wastewater Molecular and Genomic Surveillance in […]
Cameroon and Africa CDC Advance First National Hepatitis B and C Survey Among Pregnant Women
Survey will reach approximately 10,000 pregnant women across all 10 regions, generating evidence to strengthen maternal and newborn health services Yaoundé, Cameroon – 30 July 2026: The Government of Cameroon and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), with support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), have taken an important step […]
Africa Advances a New Model for Global Health Innovation
MSD partnerships in Kenya, South Africa and Uganda link clinical research, manufacturing and future access. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 July 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes MSD’s voluntary licensing agreements with three African pharmaceutical manufacturers for an investigational once-monthly oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis candidate known as MK-8527. The announcement resonates with Africa CDC’s Health Security and Sovereignty […]