Africa Makes Encouraging Progress Towards Community Health Worker Deployment
In 2017, African Union Heads of State and Government made a strategic commitment to strengthen the health workforce by training and deploying two million community health workers to help close the gap in healthcare provision. Eight years down the line, Africa has managed to deploy half of the intended target. Preliminary findings from the Continental Survey on […]
Joint Action Plans Launched to Tackle Viral Hepatitis in Africa
Considering the general decline in funding for research and development, Africa CDC, in collaboration with the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) and the African Viral Hepatitis Action Group (AVHAG), has developed a capacity-buildingprogramme for hepatitis elimination and advocacy. It was from one such gathering, held from 2 to 4 June 2025 in Gabon, that joint national action plans were developed. These plans […]
Cholera Response Mission in Amhara Leads to Decline of Daily Tally of Cases
Africa CDC’s collaboration with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and the Amhara Public Health Institute (APHI) is reducing daily cases of cholera in the Amhara Region. Since the deployment of Africa CDC’s technical experts in late April 2025, the mission has contributed to critical response pillars, including coordination, disease surveillance, case management, infection prevention […]
Promising Youth-led Health Innovations Across Africa Celebrated
Africa CDC’s Bingwa PLUS Y-Health Incubator Programme has awarded its first 15 grants, worth €45,000. These grants will support youth-led, community-focused initiatives that promote innovation, impact, and sustainability in addressing public health, social justice, education, and development challenges by transforming them into actionable public health solutions. The pitching contest was held from 27 to 30 May in Abuja, Nigeria. “These […]
Guarding the Gates | Uganda Strengthens Border Health Amid Ongoing Threats
Uganda’s borders have always been busy and vulnerable. Over the past decade, Ebola, COVID-19, leptospirosis, Marburg, measles and cholera have all emerged, stretching an already burdened health system. With Mpox still active and the memories of the recent Ebola outbreak fresh, the country is intensifying efforts where it matters most: at the borders. With over […]
Plans to Scale Up Mental Health Leadership Courses in Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is spearheading a continental Mental Health Leadership Programme aimed at equipping mental health advocates and leaders with the skills and competencies needed to address mental health challenges through a public health lens. Launched last year at two training sites—the American University in Cairo, which trained […]
African Leaders Champion the Call to Fight Cholera
African heads of state have made a commitment to accelerate investment, cross-border coordination, and vaccine access to eliminate cholera by 2030. In response to a call by Africa CDC and under the leadership of H.E. Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia and African Union Champion on Cholera, 10 African Heads of State, ministers from 20 countries, […]
Health Products Manufacturing Policy Study Tour Gives Africa a Strategic Boost
Africa CDC’s Platform for Harmonized Health Products Manufacturing (PHAHM), in collaboration with the Team Europe Support Structure (TESS) MAV+, organised a Study Tour on Policy Frameworks for Health Products Manufacturing to Europe in April. From analysing the policy mechanisms, regulatory environments, and frameworks that sustain and enhance the health products manufacturing ecosystem, participants gained a […]
Sierra Leone Fights Mpox
Sierra Leone is the latest addition to the Incident Management Support Team (IMST) list of the most mpox-hit nations. Skyrocketing cases are triggering concern across Africa. Sierra Leone recorded its first case on January 10, 2025. Immediately after, Minister of Health Dr Austin Demby declared a Public Health Emergency, saying at the time the move […]
Africa Turns to Mpox Lessons to Fight Cholera
The rapid spread of cholera across the continent has sparked discussions on joint efforts to combat the disease, which has impacted 16 countries, with four facing severe outbreaks. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised the possibility of tackling cholera in the same way as the mpox outbreak, which is […]