Africa CDC and Partners Open High-Level Regional Forum on Immunisation in West Africa
Dakar, Senegal, 17 October 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with the Government of Senegal and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has today opened the High-Level Regional Forum on Immunisation in West Africa, taking place in Dakar from 17–19 October 2025. Held under the high patronage of His Excellency President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal, the Forum […]
Statement on the Launch of African Manufacturing Market Intelligence & Network Analysis (AMMINA)
New data-driven platform strengthens health manufacturing, investment and regional collaboration across the continent.
Africa CDC and Government of South Africa Announce 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA), 22–25 October 2025, Durban
Addis Ababa/Pretoria/Durban – 7 October 2025 – The 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) will take place from 22 to 25 October 2025 in Durban, South Africa, under the theme “Moving Towards Self-Reliance to Achieve Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa.” Co-hosted by the Africa Centres for Disease Control […]
Africa CDC Congratulates Ethiopia’s Regulatory Authority on Achieving WHO Maturity Level 3
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – October 1, 2025 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) congratulates the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) on achieving the World Health Organization (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) for its medicines regulatory system. This milestone is a major step forward in ensuring the safety, quality, and effectiveness […]
Africa CDC Welcomes UK’s Formal Approval of Direct Funding Following Successful Due Diligence Assessment
Addis Ababa, 24 September 2025 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is pleased to announce a historic milestone: following nearly one year of rigorous Due Diligence Assessment, the United Kingdom has formally approved direct funding to Africa CDC as the framework for partnership. This decision marks a new era of confidence […]
A New Day for Children with Sickle Cell Disease: Africa CDC Calls for Urgent Action at UN
New York, 23 September 2025 – Africa’s health agency has called for urgent action on sickle cell disease, warning that most of the 300,000 babies born with the condition each year on the continent die before their fifth birthday, despite cheap and effective treatments. “Sickle cell disease has silently devastated families across Africa for generations,” […]
Africa CDC to boost NCD Surveillance across 10 countries in East and Southern Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has partnered with the Novo Nordisk Foundation, a Danish enterprise Foundation, to strengthening public health workforce capacity for Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) surveillance across ten African Union (AU) Member States. The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of USD 2.65m towards the initiative, and the […]
New Ebola Outbreak Confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 4 September 2025 — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has declared its 16th outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD), confirmed in Kasai Province, government officials announced today. The index case is a 34-year-old pregnant woman admitted to hospital last month with symptoms including high fever and repeated vomiting. To date, 15 […]
Mpox Still a Continental Emergency, Africa CDC Advisory Group Recommends
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 4 September 2025 — The Emergency Consultative Group (ECG), which advises the Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on mpox, has urged that the Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) remain in place. Meeting on 2 September 2025 to review the outbreak and assess whether the emergency […]
President Hakainde Hichilema, AU Cholera Champion, Joins Partners to Unveil Africa’s New Continental Cholera Plan
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | August 29, 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a six-month 1.0 continental preparedness and response plan against cholera under the leadership of H.E. President Hakainde Hichilema, the African Union Cholera Champion, in Lusaka, Zambia, on 26 August. President Hichilema […]