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 […]
Africa CDC organized a regional Mental Health workshop in Liberia
From February 15th to 17th 2022, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in collaboration with Ministry of Health of the Republic of Liberia organized a regional Mental Health workshop aimed at developing a theory of change to provide strategic direction for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) integration into national emergency […]
Tropical Storm Ana Hits hard five countries in the Southern Africa Region
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- January 28 2022. On Tuesday January 22nd, 2022, the tropical storm Ana formed over the Indian Ocean started moving westwards, passing over northern Madagascar and crossed over to Mozambique and subsequently reached Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The tropical storm then made landfall on the 24th of January 2022 in the five countries. […]
Parsyl partners with Africa CDC to distribute 10,000 vaccine monitoring devices in support of continent’s COVID-19 response
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – January 24, 2022 — Parsyl, the leading provider of smart vaccine monitoring solutions in emerging markets, has announced that it will partner with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to make available 10,000 vaccine monitoring devices to African Union member states in support of Covid-19 vaccine distribution […]
La première Conférence Internationale sur la Santé Publique en Afrique se conclut par un appel à un nouvel ordre de la santé publique
16 décembre 2021 | Addis-Abeba – La première Conférence internationale sur la santé publique en Afrique (CPHIA 2021), organisée par l’Union africaine (UA) et les Centres africains de contrôle et de prévention des maladies (Africa CDC), a conclu son programme principal aujourd’hui, après trois jours de sessions axées sur les défis sanitaires à relever sur […]
First International Conference on Public Health in Africa Closes With Urgent Call for a New Public Health Order
16 December 2021 | Addis Ababa – The first international Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2021), hosted by the African Union (AU) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) concluded its main programme today following three days of sessions focused on the need to address long-standing health challenges on the […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo declares over the thirteenth Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 16 December 2021. On the 16th December 2021, the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared the end of the 13th Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak. This is the second EVD outbreak reported this year from the DRC. Results from genomic sequencing show that this outbreak is linked […]