Eastern Africa Health Ministers Agree Regional Action on Health Security as Tanzania Supports DRC Ebola Response
Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, 19 August 2026 – Health Ministers from Eastern Africa have agreed to strengthen the regional health security, accelerate immunisation, improve maternal and child health roadmap, strengthen outbreak preparedness and response, and mobilise sustainable health financing. The commitments were adopted at the close of the 4th Eastern Africa Regional […]
Trois mois après le début de l’épidémie de Maladie à Virus Ebola de Bundibugyo: Le temps de l’action décisive est venu
Addis-Abeba, 17 août 2026 – Trois mois après la déclaration de l’épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola causée par le virus Bundibugyo en RDC, l’évolution de cette épidémie a dépassé nos plus graves inquiétudes. Africa CDC félicite l’Ouganda pour avoir mis fin avec succès à son épidémie le 28 juillet 2026. La réussite de l’Ouganda […]
Three Months into the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak: Now is the time for Decisive Action
Addis Ababa, 17 August 2026 – Three months after the declaration of the Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the DRC, the evolution of this epidemic has exceeded our gravest expectations. Africa CDC commends Uganda for successfully ending its outbreak on 28 July 2026. Uganda’s achievement demonstrates that Bundibugyo Ebola can be contained when […]
Africa is Ready to Lead: CPHIA 2026 Opens the Next Chapter of African Public Health
Africa CDC invites scientists and public health experts to submit their work and help shape the scientific programme as the continent moves from health dependency to ownership, resilience and sovereignty ADDIS ABABA, 12 August 2026 – Africa’s public health story is entering a new chapter, shaped by stronger African institutions, African science, local capability and […]
Africa CDC, ASLM and European Union launch WASTEWISE to strengthen epidemic early warning in Africa
Three-year initiative will pilot wastewater and environmental surveillance in Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7 August 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) and the European Union have launched the Wastewater Molecular and Genomic Surveillance in […]
Cameroon and Africa CDC Advance First National Hepatitis B and C Survey Among Pregnant Women
Survey will reach approximately 10,000 pregnant women across all 10 regions, generating evidence to strengthen maternal and newborn health services Yaoundé, Cameroon – 30 July 2026: The Government of Cameroon and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), with support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), have taken an important step […]
Africa Advances a New Model for Global Health Innovation
MSD partnerships in Kenya, South Africa and Uganda link clinical research, manufacturing and future access. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 July 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes MSD’s voluntary licensing agreements with three African pharmaceutical manufacturers for an investigational once-monthly oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis candidate known as MK-8527. The announcement resonates with Africa CDC’s Health Security and Sovereignty […]
From Prevention to Sovereignty: Accelerating Viral Hepatitis Elimination in Africa
By Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Each year, World Hepatitis Day is more than a call for awareness; it is a call for action. As Africa advances its Health Security and Sovereignty agenda, viral hepatitis presents a critical opportunity to translate commitment into impact through stronger, […]
Africa CDC and PSI Partner to Expand Innovative Approaches for Immunisation and Primary Healthcare Access in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 July 2026 – A new partnership agreement between the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Population Services International (PSI) will strengthen efforts to expand access to immunisation and integrated primary healthcare services across Africa. The partnership brings together Africa CDC’s continental leadership in health security with PSI’s […]
Africa CDC and IOM Sign New Partnership to Strengthen Africa’s Health Security
Addis Ababa / Geneva, 22 July 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have signed a new Cooperative Agreement to strengthen Africa’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats across the continent. The agreement sets out how the two organizations […]