Africa CDC and UNICEF Expand Partnership to Strengthen Health Systems and Immunization of Children in Africa
Addis Ababa | NewYork, 29 February 2024 – Today, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and UNICEF announced an extended partnership dedicated to strengthening primary healthcare, supply chain management, pooled procurement and local manufacturing, and emergency response. The collaboration builds on the 2022-2024 Partnership Framework Agreement between Africa CDC and UNICEF, […]
Africa CDC Spearheads Bold Move to Secure Africa’s Health Future by Creating a 50 billion Dollar Medical Market
African leaders made a decision that will create a robust future market for medical products for African manufacturers. Spearheaded by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, a pooled procurement mechanism was agreed upon and signed off late last night at the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa. This decision is significant because […]
Africa CDC Hosts the 2nd High-Level Ministers of Health Forum to Strengthen Transformative Health Leadership
17 February 2024, Addis Ababa– On the margins of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) hosted the 2nd annual ministerial high-level forum for the Ministers of Health from the AU Member States, under the […]
Africa CDC Deploys 500 Community-Based Volunteers to Support Cholera Response in Zambia
Lusaka, 11 February 2024 – Africa CDC, in partnership with the Ministry of Health Zambia, announces the deployment of 500 community-based volunteers (CBVs) across Matero and Kanyama sub-districts in Lusaka, Zambia. This strategic support to the Republic of Zambia aims to bridge gaps in the cholera response efforts and healthcare services, particularly in the cholera […]
Strengthening Partnerships to Combat Disease Outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Kinshasa, 10 February 2024 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) conducted a high-level mission from 9 to 10 February 2024 in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo. The mission aimed to support government health initiatives through enhanced partnerships and collaboration in addressing emerging and endemic diseases. Recognizing the vital role […]
Youth Leaders Review the Africa CDC Youth Engagement Strategy
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 08 February 2024 – As part of the ongoing consultative and inclusive development process for its Youth Engagement Strategy (YES!), the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) convened an expert review workshop focused on garnering feedback and refining the draft strategy to ensure its alignment with young people’s […]
Enhancing Vaccine Storage Efficiencies in Africa
8 February 2024, The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation under the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative, has provided state-of-the-art cold chain equipment to five (5) African Union Member States. These Member States are Botswana, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia, are part of the initial […]
Africa CDC and CEPI hosts the African Vaccine Manufacturing Supply Chain Forum: Future-proofing Africa’s vaccine manufacturing supply chains.
Nairobi, Kenya, 01 February 2024 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) hosted the African Vaccine Manufacturing Supply Chain Forum, in Nairobi, Kenya, from 31 January to 02 February 2024, to discuss about the sustainable supply of input materials to support vaccine manufacturing as […]
Africa CDC Support on Cholera Outbreak in Zambia
As cholera cases surge in Southern Africa’s member states, particularly in Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Africa CDC has been following and supporting the response efforts. In Zambia, a delegation of the Africa CDC led by the Ag. Deputy Director General Dr Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, on behalf of Director General H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, conducted high-level […]
A Breakthrough for the African Vaccine Manufacturing
Accra, Ghana, 8th December 2023 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed the announcement from The Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) Board for the establishment of the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA), a financing mechanism aimed at creating a sustainable vaccine manufacturing industry in Africa. The AVMA is a financing […]