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 […]
MASTERCARD FOUNDATION TO DEPLOY $1.3 BILLION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AFRICA CDC TO SAVE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – June 8, 2021 – The Mastercard Foundation has announced that it will deploy $1.3 billion over the next three years in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Africa and hasten the economic recovery of the continent. […]
Ethiopia Updates Travel Advisory: African Union COVID-19 Pass Now Required for Entry and Exit
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Multi-Sectoral Task Force on Trusted Travel and Safe Re-Opening of Borders to foster Saving Lives, Economies, and Livelihoods on the African Continent
Addis Ababa 24 May 2021 – African Ministers responsible for Health, ICT, and Transport have made a call to the African States to work towards harmonizing pre-entry and exit requirements for cross-border travel, increase mutual recognition, and cross-border information exchange. The Africa CDC, the lead COVID-19 response organ of the African Union, has gone further […]
African Ministers of Health Back AU’s New PMT and 4D Partnership Tech Strategies to fight COVID-19
ADDIS ABABA, 18 May 2021: African Ministers of Health have committed to support the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (Africa CDC), new initiatives to double down on the ongoing continental recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic at an emergency virtual summit held on 8 th May. The meeting was held under the auspices of […]