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 […]
Three Harvard schools and Africa CDC launch inaugural global nursing leadership program at virtual workshop
Workshop headlined by World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala formally kicks off program led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, which aims to strengthen global nursing and midwifery workforce. BOSTON – Recognizing the urgent need to elevate nursing and midwifery leadership around the world, Harvard T.H. […]
Democratic Republic of the Congo declares end of 12th Ebola Virus Disease outbreak
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 03 May 2020. The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), today declared an end to the 12th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the North Kivu Province, three months after the outbreak began. This outbreak is a resurgence of cases from a survivor of the 10th EVD outbreak […]
Africa CDC launches Southern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA, 31 MARCH 2021. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched its Southern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre (Souther Africa-Regional Collaboration Centre) in Lusaka, Zambia. SA-RCC is hosted by Zambia and serves the 10 African Union Member States in the Southern Africa region: Republic of Angola, Republic of Botswana, Kingdom of […]