Cold Chain Infrastructure Expansion Set to Improve Digalu Tijo’s Health Service
In Ethiopia, maintaining the potency of life-saving vaccines is a huge challenge, especially in rural communities and those affected by conflict, where cold chain infrastructure is generally weak. It was the order of the day for one of Ethiopia’s 3,706 public health centers and 17,561 health posts, the Sagure Health Center in Digalu Tijo district, Oromia […]
Tanzania Strengthens Cross-Border Disease Control
Kagera, a critical border region in Tanzania, serves as a gateway connecting multiple countries, including Uganda, Burundi, and Rwanda. Its strategic position makes it highly vulnerable to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. With the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Tanzania and concurrent outbreaks such as Ebola in Uganda, Mpox in the DRC and Burundi, cross-border public health collaboration has never been […]
Regional Networks to Strengthen Africa’s Vaccine and Health Products Manufacturing Workforce
In a move to accelerate Africa’s capacity to produce its own vaccines and other health products, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has established Regional Capability and Capacity Networks (RCCNs) to drive skills development, workforce training and R&D. Africa has set an ambitious goal of manufacturing a significant portion of its […]
$1.6m Allocated to Nine National Public Health Institutes Centers of Excellence
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has set aside $1.6million for nine newly designated National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) across Africa as regional Centers of Excellence. “As a Center of Excellence, your NPHI will serve as a regional hub for peer-to-peer technical assistance, training, and mentorship. It will also support Member […]
Science Journal Plans to Grow Output
The Journal of Public Health in Africa (JPHIA), owned by Africa CDC, is planning to surpass its past publication output from African authors through mentorship. Mentoring researchers and further moving public health discourse from the background to the forefront, will highlight Africa CDC’s contributions to shaping evidence-based policies and interventions to address pressing health challenges […]
Stakeholders Gather to Strengthen Health Data Governance in Africa
Health data governance—a set of practices and policies designed to manage and control healthcare data throughout its lifecycle, ensuring its accuracy, privacy, security, and accessibility for authorized users —is once again on the political agenda this year. Key decision-makers hope that a harmonised regional approach can help strengthen national frameworks, ensuring alignment and collaboration while […]
Plan to End Cervical Cancer in Africa by 2030
Researchers led by the Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) will establish three Centers of Excellence in Rwanda, Morocco, and Zambia to gather evidence and accelerate efforts to end cervical cancer in Africa by 2030. This decision was made during a consultative meeting on cervical cancer elimination, held from November 27-29 in Addis Ababa, with technical partners, […]
Tanzania’s Success to Reduce Maternal Mortality Ushers in a Model for Africa
Tanzania has reduced maternal mortality by 80% in a seven-year period, from 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022. The success is attributable to increased political commitment, an increased number of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn care (EmONC) facilities, a growing health workforce, a strengthened obstetric referral network, capacity […]
Africa’s Progress Towards Sustainable Local Manufacturing Health Products
Africa has made significant progress towards local vaccine and other health products manufacturing—securing funding for manufacturers, improving regulatory instruments and mobilising support to establish local markets—all key to advance health security and self-reliance on the continent. The 2nd Vaccine and Other Health Products Manufacturing Forum in Cairo, convened by the Africa CDC, Gavi, the Regionalized […]
Africa Lists Diagnostics for Priority Diseases
Africa has developed a preferred list to guide efforts in improving access to diagnostics for epidemic-prone diseases on the continent. Mpox, dengue, cholera, bacterial meningitis, and measles are the first set of priority diseases for which priority diagnostics have been shortlisted based on the set criteria outlined in the Target Product Profiles (TPPs). “Specific tests for these diseases will undergo evaluation as part […]