Africa CDC and CEPI deepen partnership to fortify African preparedness against disease outbreaks
May 28, 2024; Geneva, Switzerland: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly to expand their partnership to strengthen epidemic and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response in Africa. United by […]
Revolutionizing Public Health in Africa: Launch of the African Public Health Institutes Collaborative (APHIC)
Three global health partners launched a pioneering peer-to-peer learning initiative, the African Public Health Institutes Collaborative (APHIC), at an inaugural meeting in Addis Ababa this week, highlighting the importance of strengthening collaborations across core public health functions to have greater impact by working together. The new initiative is a collaboration between the Africa Centres for […]
Africa CDC – UNICEF Consultation Workshop to Support Country Plan Development
With over 70 delegates from 20 member states, the Africa CDC in collaboration with UNICEF organized a workshop at the African Union Commission from 6 to 10 April 2024 to support member states to plan, mobilise resources and implement strategies to realize Universal Health Coverage with a focus on improving immunisation, recruiting and retaining community […]
Africa CDC launches initiatives to advance molecular diagnostics and genomic surveillance in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 24 April 2024 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) kicked-off two groundbreaking projects: the Integrated Genomic Surveillance and Data Sharing Platform (IGS) and Integrated Genomic Surveillance for Outbreak Detection (DETECT). These initiatives, co-funded by the European Union, are poised to fortify the Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative […]
Création d’un centre régional de connaissances en Afrique centrale : la plateforme présentée aux experts de la région
Bangui, République centrafricaine, 19 avril 2024 – Le Centre africain pour le contrôle et la prévention des maladies (CDC Afrique) a organisé, les 18 et 19 avril 2024, un atelier d’orientation sur la création d’un centre régional de connaissances en Afrique centrale pour les parties prenantes. Au total, près de 30 experts, représentants sept États […]
JOINT PRESS RELEASE | Supporting Immediate Emergency Response for Cross Border Communities in Eastern Africa
Nairobi, 19 April 2024 – To strengthen regional cross-border Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) readiness during public health emergencies, Africa CDC, UNICEF, IFRC, and WHO (the Collective Service core partners) as well as IOM, READY and the UK-PHRST, organized a simulation-based training from 15th to 19th April 2024 in Mombasa, Kenya. This training aims […]
Communiqué: United in the Fight Against Mpox in Africa – High-Level Emergency Regional Meeting
We, the Ministers of Health of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda and partners, meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on 13 April 2024; NOTING WITH CONCERN the prolonged and ongoing epidemic of mpox in several Central and West African countries and the […]
Joint Press Release on Strengthening Surveillance in Africa
Addis Ababa, 19-21 March 2024 – A coalition of partners on Health Security Partnership (HSPA), working with the Africa CDC to Strengthen Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Intelligence in Africa called for political support from Member States for their commitment convened to prioritise sustainable investment in surveillance, epidemic intelligence and biosecurity for functional health security governance. […]
High-level event kicks off expansion of strategic EU-AU partnership, pledging joint commitments to strengthen Global Health and African Health Sovereignty
Brussels, March 19, 2024 – The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union hosted a High-level Conference marking the expansion of the strategic EU-AU health partnership. The AU delegation was led by the AUC, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). The EU delegation […]
Africa CDC Kick-off the Implementation of a Continental Mental Health Leadership Workforce Programme
The Africa CDC launched a new Mental Health Leadership Programme (AMHLP) to address the African population’s mental health challenges. Funded by Wellcome, the programme forms part of the Africa CDC’s continental strategic priorities on NCDs, Injuries, and Mental health, which lays out a clear pathway for coordinated actions and support for Member States on public […]