Statement on the remarkable progress made by several African countries as part of the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM)
The Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) was launched by H.E Felix Tshisekedi, Chair of the African Union and President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, during a virtual summit hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on 12-13th April 2021 under the theme […]
Wearing A Mask Still Matters: The World Rallies to Continue Masking to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
World Mask Week (July 12-18) is a global movement to encourage continued masking-wearing to reach the end of the COVID-19 pandemic July 12, 2021, Seattle, WA—Pandemic Action Network, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Union, 3M and over 50 global, regional, and local partner organizations announced today the launch […]
Africa CDC and MTN accelerate fight against COVID-19 with “One More Push” campaign
Complementing the ‘Adapted Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 Pandemic’ of the African Union Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 8 July 2021: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and pan-African operator MTN Group today launched a joint campaign – “One More Push” – to encourage people across the continent to not give up […]
Africa CDC, African Union, WHO, The Rockefeller Foundation, Join the ‘One by One: Target Covid-19 Campaign’ to Launch ‘AfricaCovidChampions’
Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Uganda – 7th July 2021 — In order to combat the spread of misinformation and to mitigate the deadly spread of COVID-19, the One by One: Target COVID-19 Campaign, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the African Union and The Rockefeller Foundation have joined hands with celebrity influencers […]
Africa CDC et le Ministère de la Santé Publique renforcent les capacités des cliniciens camerounais en gestion des cas de COVID-19
Yaounde, 18 Juin 2021 – La capitale du Cameroun a accueilli du 16 au 18 juin dernier une équipe d’Africa CDC qui, en partenariat avec le Ministère de la Santé Publique à renforcer les capacités des cliniciens en Gestion des Cas COVID-19 dans les hôpitaux et les communautés. Ceux-ci venant des différentes régions du pays, […]
Africa CDC ramps up training on SARS-CoV-2 genomics and bioinformatics
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 22 June 2021 – Today, the Africa CDC and ACEGID have started a continent-wide training series on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing. The comprehensive hands-on training aims to strengthen Member States capacity to track the emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. 17 candidates from 12 African Union Member States are currently attending the […]
Malawi Rolls Out Digital Verification of COVID-19 Cerificates
Republic of Guinea declared End of Second Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 19 June 2021. The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Guinea has declared the end of the 2nd Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak on Saturday 19 June 2021, four months after three cases were detected in Gouecke, the epicentre of the outbreak in N’Zérékoré Prefecture. This is the second outbreak in […]
The World Bank and the African Union’s COVID-19 Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) agree to work together to deploy vaccines for 400million Africans
14 June 2021 – The President of the World Bank, Mr David Malpass, and his senior management team comprised of Dr Axel van Trotsenburg and Dr Makhtar Diop met with the African Union’s COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) to discuss modalities for a partnership that will accelerate vaccine deployment to Africa. In a historic […]
Africa CDC launches Fellowship of Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme
On 12 April 2021, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Kofi Annan Foundation launched the Fellowship of Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme which aims to support senior aspirational African public health leaders acquire advanced skills for transformational public health leadership in Africa. The programme is the first initiative […]