Statement on the end of 10th Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 30 June 2020. On 25 June 2020, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an end to the 10th Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the Eastern Provinces (North and South Kivu and Ituri), 23 months after the outbreak began. A total of 3470 cases, 2287 deaths and 1170 recoveries were reported during […]
Déclaration sur la fin du 10ème foyer de la maladie du virus Ebola en République démocratique du Congo
ADDIS ABABA, ÉTHIOPIE, le 30 juin 2020. Le 25 juin 2020, la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) a déclaré la fin de la dixième épidémie de la maladie à virus Ebola (MVE) dans les Provinces de l’Est (Nord et Sud Kivu et Ituri), 23 mois après le début de l’épidémie. Au total, 3470 cas, 2287 […]
The European Union Supports Africa’s COVID-19 Continental Response
The European Union (EU) has provided EUR 10 million towards the implementation of the Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 Outbreak. The funding is the initial contribution by Team Europe to the continental action against COVID-19.
Ecobank and Africa CDC hold digital public forum on COVID-19
Accra, Ghana – June 24, 2020. Ecobank, in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), held a public forum yesterday to engage customers and the public on the effects of COVID-19 on health in Africa as well as on individuals and businesses. Held virtually via Facebook Live and YouTube, the forum […]
African Union rolls out Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 4 JUNE 2020. The Commissioner for Social Affairs, H.E. Mrs Amira Elfadil Mohammed, today rolled out the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) at the African Union Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In his message to participants in the rollout event, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki […]
Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation partner to deliver one million test kits, deploy 10,000 community health workers for COVID-19 response
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 4JUNE 2020. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Mastercard Foundation are partnering to respond to COVID-19. Through its COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program, Mastercard Foundation is committing US$40 million to Africa CDC’s Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT). These funds will be used to purchase one million test kits, and […]
Government of Democratic Republic of Congo declares 11th Ebola virus disease outbreak
Government of Democratic Republic of Congo declares 11th Ebola virus disease outbreak
African Union Commission announces Africa CDC Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 25 MAY 2020. The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Quartey Thomas Kwesi, today announced the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme, in memory of late Kofi Atta Annan, seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and founding chair of […]
Africa CDC deploys 28 frontline responders to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali and Niger using African Union strategic lift capability
Africa CDC deploys 28 frontline responders to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali and Niger using African Union strategic lift capability
African researchers lead scientific coalition developing surveillance system for detecting emerging pandemics in real-time
EDE, NIGERIA, 11 MAY 2020. Researchers at the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer’s University, Ede, Nigeria, have begun a partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and other research and public health partners, to implement a Sentinel project for an early warning system in Africa.