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 […]
Africa CDC Applauds First-Ever Malaria Treatment for Infants Under 5 kg
New infant-friendly formulation closes a critical treatment gap for the youngest children, with support from African-led trials and global partners. Addis Ababa, 16 August 2025 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes the approval of the first malaria treatment specifically formulated for newborns and infants weighing less than five kilogrammes — […]
Africa CDC and European Commission Launch New Initiative to Strengthen Mpox Testing and Sequencing Across Africa
ADDIS ABABA/BRUSSELS | 31 July 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the European Commission today announced the launch of the Partnership to Accelerate Mpox Testing and Sequencing in Africa (PAMTA), a landmark initiative to boost diagnostics and outbreak response capabilities in Mpox-affected African countries. Co-funded under the EU4Health 2024 Work Programme, […]
Southern Africa Leaders Unite to Advance Bold Health Agenda for Resilience and Equity
High-level meeting results in new regional champions, commitments on climate and health financing, and renewed momentum on African Union’s 2 million Community Health Worker Initiative. Lilongwe, Malawi | July 28, 2025 — Ministers of Health and senior representatives from ten African Union (AU) Member States in Southern Africa issued a renewed call for collective action on […]
Africa CDC Launches Health Journalism Fellowship to Strengthen Public Health Storytelling
New track under African Union Media Fellowship aims to promote evidence-based storytelling and health security reporting ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | 23 July 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the continental public health agency of the African Union, has launched a health journalism fellowship aimed at empowering African journalists to produce […]