Africa CDC and USP launch MOU to Advance Regional Manufacturing and Strengthen Regulatory and Laboratory Systems in Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa – June 30, 2023 – Today, alongside the Africa Health Business Symposium, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The United States Pharmacopeia Convention (USP) to expand access to quality-assured medical products in Africa by increasing regional manufacturing, strengthening enabling regulatory and […]
Africa Health ExCon 2023: Showcasing Africa’s potential for investment in manufacturing, pharmaceutical business and innovative health technology
Cairo, Egypt: June 9, 2023: The Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, has called for concerted efforts to protect the African population and ensure citizens have access to high quality health products through strengthening local manufacturing. This, he said, can happen if Africa must decrease […]
Equatorial Guinea declares the end of Marburg Virus Disease
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |Bata, Equatorial Guinea | 08 June 2023. Today, Equatorial Guinea announced the end of the outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) which was confirmed on 13 February 2023 in the north-western part of the country in the province of Kie Ntem. This was the first Marburg epidemic in the country with a […]
A New Era of Redefining How Africa Deals With Health, Humanitarian and Climate Crises
Launch of Partnership between World Health Organization (WHO) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Geneva, 25 May 2023 | From humanitarian crises triggered by conflict to climate-change induced disasters, Africa deals with over 100 disease outbreaks every year. To tackle these challenges, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa […]
Ministerial meeting on strengthening community health workforce, systems and programmes In Africa
‘‘Strong Community Health systems in every community are critical for providing accessible, quality and cost-effective preventive and treatment services, including during emergencies’’. These were the words echoed by Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General for the Africa Centres for Disease, Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) at a high-level side-event on Community Health Workforce, Systems and Programs […]
Joint Regional Technical Meeting on Mortality Surveillance in Africa
Lusaka, 15 May 2023 – Africa CDC convened public health experts from Southern and Eastern Africa regions to advocate and raise awareness on the adoption of the continental framework for strengthening mortality surveillance system. The joint regional meeting is taking place in Zambia from 15 -18 May 2023. The meeting is a continuation of ongoing efforts, […]
High-level seminar on Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Injuries prevention and control and Mental health promotion for senior public health officials in Africa
Casablanca, Morocco, 12 May 2023 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) organized a high-level seminar on Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Injuries prevention and control and Mental health promotion for senior public health officials in Africa. The seminar took place from the 8 – 12 May 2023 in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco […]
The signing of a New Agreement to Drive Vaccine Impact in Africa
Addis Ababa/Geneva, 15 May 2023 – The African Union Commission (AUC) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase access and accelerate the uptake of life-saving vaccines across African Union member states towards supporting immunisation, providing technical and learning assistance and health systems strengthening. The MoU was signed on […]
Visite de courtoisie du Directeur Général d’Africa CDC, S.E. Dr Jean Kaseya à S.E. Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Président de la République de Guinée-Bissau
. . Bissau, le 12 Mai 2023 – Venant des Comores et atterrissant en Guinée Bissau le 12 mai 2023, S.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, le Directeur Général d’Africa CDC, a rendu le même jour une visite de courtoisie à S.E. Umaro Sissoco Embalo, le Président de la CEDEAO et de la République de Guinée Bissau. […]
Courtesy visit of the Director General of Africa CDC, H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya to H.E. Umaro Sissoco Embalo, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
. Bissau, le 12 Mai 2023 – Coming from Comoros and landing in Guinea Bissau on May 12, 2023, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, the Director General of Africa CDC, paid a courtesy visit the same day to H.E. Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the President of ECOWAS and Republic of Guinea-Bissau. President Embalo welcomed Dr. Jean Kaseya […]