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 […]
Africa CDC commence la mise en œuvre de l’initiative “Sauver des Vies et des Moyens de Subsistance” en République Démocratique du Congo
Addis Ababa, Ethiopie, 22 Septembre 2022 – Le Centre africain pour le contrôle et la prévention des maladies (Africa CDC) en partenariat avec la Fondation Mastercard a commencé la mise en œuvre du programme « Sauver des vies et des moyens de subsistance » en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) afin d’accélérer la vaccination contre la COVID-19. […]
Uganda Reported an Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- 20 September 2022: today, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uganda declared an Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) outbreak in Mubende district in the central part of the country, following a confirmed case in Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. The case was a 24 years old male from Ngabano Village in Madudu Sub-County, who […]
Strengthening the Malaria Genomics Workforce in East Africa
17 September 2022, Addis Ababa, Uganda, USA: The Africa CDC – Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Africa PGI) in collaboration with Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) in Uganda, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) concluded a one-week hands-on training on Malaria Genomic Epidemiology and Data Analytics in Kampala, Uganda. A […]