France works with African partners to deliver 10 million vaccines to Africa
30 August 2021 – African Union Member States will receive an additional 10 million doses of Astra Zeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines over the next three months through a new partnership between the French government and the African Union. The vaccines will be allocated and distributed by the initiative known as the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) and the COVAX global vaccine initiative. […]
Africa CDC and the IFRC ramp up COVID-19 response in Africa
Addis Ababa, 25 August 2021 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) today launched a new collaboration to strengthen community resilience and response to public health emergencies at community level. The two institutions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding […]
The Government of Republic of Côte d’Ivoire has declared a case of an Ebola Virus Disease in Abidjan
Addis Ababa, 14 August 2021- the Government of Republic of Côte d’Ivoire has declared the presence of a case of an Ebola virus disease (EVD) infection in the capital city of Abidjan. The case is 18-year-old Guinean girl who travelled from Labe in Guinea to Abidjan by road on 11August 2021 and hospitalized on the […]
Africa Trade Insurance Agency supports Africa CDC in COVID-19 Response in Africa
Nairobi, 09 August, 2021 – Africa is facing a surging third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination remains a challenge. As a partner in the continents’ response to the pandemic, The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has provided financial support of USD250,000 to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The […]
Republic of Guinea confirmed death relating to Marburg Virus Disease (MVD)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 9 August 2021: On 5 August 2021, the Republic of Guinea through its Ministry of Health (MoH) reported a confirmed death due to Marburg virus disease (MVD) in the southern Guéckédou prefecture. This marks the first report of MVD in the country and the Western Africa Region. The deceased was a 46-year-old […]
African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) announces 108,000 doses of vaccines arriving in Mauritius as part of the first monthly shipment of Johnson & Johnson vaccines
Port Louis, August 7th, 2021, (12:35 PM) – AVAT is pleased to announce the shipment of 108,000 of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccines to Mauritius on the 7th of August. This is part of a total of 6.4m vaccine doses to be shipped to African Union Member States in August 2021. The Member States […]
Africa announces the rollout of 400m vaccine doses to the African Union Member States and the Caribbean
ADDIS ABABA, 5 August 2021 – His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and African Union (AU) COVID-19 Champion, is pleased to announce the start of monthly shipments of vaccines acquired by the AU / African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to the AU Member States today. An initiative by the […]
Travel Advisory on the Launch of the AU Trusted Travel Platform for the Verification of COVID-19 Certificates for Zimbabwe
The Government of Zimbabwe has taken note of the growing prospect of another wave in the COVID-19 cycle in the region. Such a wave could be worsened by the circulation of dangerous new variants from overseas. Zimbabwe, like most countries, has tried to minimise the risk of disease importation from the onset of the pandemic […]
Africa CDC holds virtual meeting with African Group Permanent Representatives and Heads of African Union Missions in New York, Geneva, Brussels and Washington DC.
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 15 JULY 2021. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has briefed the African group permanent representatives in the diplomatic and diaspora communities on status of acquisition and roll out of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa. The event which was held virtually brought together African Group representatives in Brussels, Geneva, New […]
Statement on the remarkable progress made by several African countries as part of the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM)
The Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) was launched by H.E Felix Tshisekedi, Chair of the African Union and President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, during a virtual summit hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on 12-13th April 2021 under the theme […]