Africa CDC Weekly Brief | 28 July – 3 August 2025
Africa CDC Applauds Inclusion of Health in Eastern DRC Peace Accord The US government has formally recognised the importance of public health in the peace process for the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a move that has been warmly welcomed by Africa CDC. Dr Jean Kaseya applauded the US Department of State’s announcement that […]
Africa CDC Weekly Brief | 21 – 27 July 2025
Southern Africa Leaders Unite to Advance Bold Health Agenda for Resilience and Euity At the 4th Regional Ministerial Steering Committee (ReSCO) meeting in Lilongwe, Dr Jean Kaseya joined health leaders from across Southern Africa to reaffirm a shared commitment to protecting the health and well-being of the region’s people.The discussions underscored the urgent need to […]
Africa CDC Weekly Brief | 14 – 20 July 2025
New Continental Plan to Bring Lab Testing Closer to Communities in Africa A new framework aimed at decentralising laboratory services and enhancing early outbreak detection has been launched by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Developed in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in collaboration with partners and funded by the EU-backed PAMTA programme, the framework outlines […]
Africa CDC Weekly Brief | 7 – 13 July 2025
Strengthening Africa’s Health Security through One Health Africa CDC and the African Union – Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) have launched two bold strategies to counter rising health threats driven by climate change, urbanisation and zoonotic spillover. These frameworks translate the One Health approach into action – linking human, animal and environmental health to […]
Africa CDC Weekly Brief | 30 June-6 July 2025
Study Finds International Support Crucial in Outbreaks, Urges Stronger National Integration A new study by Africa CDC and the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team confirms the vital role international health teams have played in supporting outbreak response across Africa, especially between 2020 and 2023. These teams provided critical surge capacity across multiple domains, from […]
Africa CDC Weekly Brief | 23 – 29 June 2025
Spotlight: Africa CDC Announces New Regional Leadership for Northern Africa and Key Appointments to its Governing Board Africa CDC has announced a new chapter in regional public health leadership for Northern Africa, following the successful conclusion of the inaugural Northern Africa Regional Steering Committee (ReSCO) meeting held on 23 June 2025 in Cairo, Egypt. By […]
Africa CDC Weekly Brief | 16 – 22 June 2025
Strengthening Border Health to Enhance Regional Security in East Africa Over the last decade, Uganda’s borders have faced outbreaks like Ebola, COVID-19 and cholera. Amid an ongoing mpox outbreak, the country is enhancing border health efforts, screening over 1,2 million travellers monthly. From 19 to 22 May 2025, 40 health officers from 24 border posts […]
Africa CDC Weekly Bulletin | 09 – 15 June 2025
Spotlight: One Million Community Health Workers Deployed, One Million to Go It’s been eight years since African Union leaders committed to deploying two million community health workers (CHWs) by 2030. Today, Africa has reached a major milestone. Over one million CHWs have been trained and deployed across the continent. This progress was revealed through the […]
Africa CDC Weekly Brief | 2 – 8 June 2025
Countries Commit to Bold Action to Eliminate Cholera by 2030 In a landmark move towards tackling one of Africa’s most persistent health challenges, 20 African Union (AU) Member States met virtually on 4 June 2025 to urgently address the cholera crisis and commit to its elimination by 2030. Spearheaded by H.E. Hakainde Hichilema, President of […]
Africa CDC Weekly Brief | 26 – 31 May 2025
New Strategy to Strengthen Africa’s Biosafety and Biosecurity Efforts The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in partnership with the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), has completed a five-year review of its Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative (BBI), paving the way for a new strategy to strengthen Africa’s response to biological threats […]