Africa CDC Hosted the Member States and Stakeholders workshop to validate and launch the AFRICA CDC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES & INJURIES PREVENTION AND CONTROL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGY (2022-26).
From April 25th to 28th 2022, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) organized the Member States and Stakeholders workshop to validate and launch its five years Non-Communicable Diseases, Injuries and Mental Health (NCDI/MH) strategy. The workshop aimed to provide a platform for updating Member States and other stakeholders on the strategy […]
Africa CDC joins stakeholders to celebrate World No Tobacco Day under the theme ‘’Quit tobacco to save our planet”.
The tobacco epidemic kills more than 8million people around the world each year. The trend of tobacco cultivation in Africa has increased over the years, translating into increased tobacco use on the continent. An increase of 52% in cigarette consumption was observed in Africa between the years 1980 and 2016. The number of tobacco users […]
UNESCO and Africa CDC strengthening community radio journalists on health reporting
“This training workshop equipped me with relevant concepts, practices, lessons and ethics on health journalism. I am now a skilled health reporter who is already sharing my acquired knowledge and experience with my colleagues at the mountain kingdom of Lesotho”. Says Marethabile Thibeli, a community radio journalist from Lesotho. Community radio journalists from four African […]
Singapore and the African Union can digitally verify each other’s COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates from 23 May 2022
1 To facilitate the resumption of travel between Singapore and countries in Africa, Singapore and the African Union, through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have established a framework for mutual recognition of digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates. 2 With mutual recognition, from 23 May, fully vaccinated travellers with digital COVID-19 vaccination […]
Africa CDC Releases New Country Research on Scale-Up of COVID Vaccines
A newly released analysis finds that scale-up speed, a focus on at-risk populations and the choice of COVID-19 vaccine brands are critical to structuring successful programs in the African context. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention today released the results of a new 27-country analysis on the health and economic […]
Africa CDC Announces 2nd Annual International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022), 13-15 December 2022, Kigali, Rwanda
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (05 May 2022)| It is with great excitement that the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces its second Annual International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022), which will take place from 13-15 December 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference theme, Preparedness for future Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Recovery: […]
Le CDC Afrique annonce la tenue de la deuxième conférence internationale annuelle sur la santé publique en Afrique (CPHIA 2022), du 13 au 15 décembre 2022 à Kigali, au Rwanda
Addis-Abeba, Ethiopie (le 05 mai 2022) : le Centre africain de contrôle et de prévention des maladies (CDC Afrique) annonce la tenue de la deuxième Conférence internationale annuelle sur la santé publique en Afrique (CPHIA 2022), du 13 au 15 décembre 2022 à Kigali, au Rwanda. Cette conférence aura pour thème, “Reprise post pandémie : […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo Declared Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak in Mbandaka, Equateur Province
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – 25 April 2022: The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), through the Ministry of Health (MoH) has declared an outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Mbandaka Health Zone, Equateur province (bordering the Congo and Ruki Rivers in northwest DRC). This outbreak was confirmed on 23 April […]
Fifteen “EPI-Biostat Fellows” commence Master’s training at the Kinshasa School of Public Health (KSPH)
The Kinshasa School of Public Health (KSPH) has enrolled 15 students into its Master’s training programme “MSc EpiBiostat” coordinated by Prof. Dr Mashinda Kulimba Désiré. The students are part of a group of 150 “EPI-Biostat Fellows” across Africa, supported by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the European & Developing […]
Global Afropop star Yemi Alade urges vaccination in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria – 2021 – Today, global Afropop star Yemi Alade was appointed Global Ambassador for It’s Up to Us— a pan African campaign driven by the Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation. The campaign encourages Africans to unite and get vaccinated against COVID-19. The announcement was marked by the release of a […]