The Republic of Korea to Donate First Batch of Mpox Vaccine to Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 29th November 2022 – The government of the Republic of Korea, through Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), will donate the first batch of the Mpox vaccine to Africa through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The donation was announced during a bilateral meeting between the […]
Africa CDC Hosts Eastern Africa Member States Workshop on Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Preparedness and Response
Nairobi, Kenya | 18th November 2022: The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) together with the Ministry of Health of Kenya and partners, hosted the workshop on Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Plans for East Africa Member States from 14 to 18 November […]
Africa CDC, in collaboration with ASLM, FIND, and CHAI, launched a Consultative Workshop on Revised COVID-19 Testing and Surveillance Strategy
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with the Africa Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), and Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), launched a Consultative Workshop on Revised COVID-19 Testing and Surveillance Strategy: Transitioning from Emergency Response to Integration into Routine Healthcare Services. The Consultative Workshop […]
Africa CDC Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative Expands Implementation in Southern Africa
Lusaka, Zambia, 11 November 2022 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Mastercard Foundation today rolled out a large-scale, multi-country COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Southern Africa under the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative. The Saving Lives and Livelihood is a $1.5 billion partnership between the Mastercard Foundation and the Africa […]
Africa CDC Conducts Technical Consultation to Co-design Continental Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Control Programme
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 21st October 2022: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) conducted a hybrid technical consultation with Member States to co-design and define the priorities of the Africa CDC Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Control Programme from 20th to 21st, October 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting brought together […]
African Health Ministers Take Steps to Curb the Spread of the Ebola Disease Outbreak
Addis Ababa/Brazzaville/Kampala, 12 October 2022 – Ministers of Health from 11 African countries today agreed on joint measures to stop the potential spread of the ongoing Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Uganda across borders and beyond Africa. A risk assessment conducted by World Health Organization (WHO) found the threat of the Sudan Ebola virus strain spreading […]
Strengthening Mortality Surveillance in Africa: Africa CDC launches continental framework document to support member states
Addis Ababa, 12 October 2022 – The Republic of Zambia in collaboration with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Africa Union Commission hosted a High-level Expert Panel to launch the Continental Framework for Strengthening Mortality Surveillance in Africa. This Framework document was developed through series of consultations since 2019, […]
Media Professionals from West Africa Region Trained on Infodemic Management and Data Journalism for a Better COVID-19 Response
Cotonou, Benin | 7th October 2022 – Media professionals from public broadcasting entities in the West African region have been trained on strategies to fight infodemic and proper use of health data in reporting. The training took place from 4 – 6 October 2022 in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin, bringing together 16 health reporters […]
Africa Calls for New Public Health Order
Leaders urge greater investment in Africa’s health institutions, health workforce, and medical manufacturing capacity, while calling for respectful, action-oriented partnerships across the continent. New York | September 29, 2022 – The African Union Commission and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have called on governments, multilateral organizations, philanthropies, the private sector, and […]
Re-Imagining Health Workforce Development for Africa’s Health Security
Addis Ababa, 28th September 2022 – The Republic of South Africa and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation hosted a high-level side event on “Re-imagining Health Workforce Development for Africa’s Health Security” in the margins of the 77th UN General Assembly, New York, USA.The event […]