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 […]
DRC Activates Emergency Delivery Plan to Break Bundibugyo Ebola Transmission
Bunia roadmap sets immediate actions, deadlines and accountability for surveillance, treatment, frontline protection and community access. Bunia, 15 July 2026 – The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and response partners have activated an emergency delivery roadmap to break the transmission of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, placing immediate deadlines and clear operational responsibility […]
Africa CDC Congratulates Green Climate Fund on Unlocking $4 Billion in New Climate Finance Capacity
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16 July 2026 – At a time when climate change is accelerating health threats across Africa and placing unprecedented pressure on communities and health systems, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed a major financing breakthrough by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) that will unlock an additional […]
Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Outbreak: Launch of the EBO-PEP Trial to Protect High-Risk Contacts
The National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) in Kinshasa, the ANRS Emerging infectious diseases / Inserm and the NGO ALIMA, alongside all their partners, are launching EBO-PEP, the first clinical trial to assess the efficacy of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with the antiviral obeldesivir against the current Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak. The trial begins on 14 […]
Africa CDC Calls for Stronger Protection of Responders
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – As of 9 July 2026, 112 health workers had been infected with Bundibugyo virus across DRC since the outbreak began, including 35 who died. The confirmed infection of a U.S. humanitarian worker supporting the response in Bunia adds urgency to the protection of everyone working to contain the outbreak. Health workers, […]
Uganda Review Finds Rapid Ebola Response, Identifies Critical Gaps at Borders and in Communities
Jinja, Uganda, 11 July 2026 – Uganda responded rapidly following the detection of the 2026 Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak, meeting the key timelines of the 7-1-7 framework, according to an Early Action Review completed this week. The review found that Uganda’s systems enabled the outbreak to be detected within seven days, notified to the relevant […]
Africa CDC and AU Champion Rally Member States Behind Zero Maternal Deaths Agenda
Nairobi, Kenya, 8 July 2026 Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), together with the African Union Commission, Member States and partners, has opened a three-day regional policy validation workshop in Nairobi to accelerate continental action on maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health. The Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH) […]
À Kinshasa, le Président Tshisekedi donne une impulsion à la riposte contre Ebola avec l’appui solidaire du Président Ramaphosa
Une rencontre convoquée par Africa CDC à l’INRB pour accélérer la coordination, la mobilisation des ressources et l’appui aux zones affectées KINSHASA, République démocratique du Congo, 2 juillet 2026 – Le Président de la République démocratique du Congo, S.E. M. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, a accueilli ce jour le Président de la République d’Afrique du […]