Annual Report: 2024 A Year of Innovation, Response, and Resilience
Executive Summary The 2024 Annual Report of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) highlights the organization’s sustained efforts to address the continent’s evolving public health challenges. Guided by its 2023–2027 Strategic Plan, Africa CDC achieved notable milestones across its six strategic priority areas: strengthening integrated health systems, strengthening national public health […]
Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, February 2025
Welcome to our Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, your trusted source for real-time updates on priority events of concern on the continent. The narrative brought to you focuses on three main areas: the epidemiological situation, event assessment (risk assessment and geoscope) and public health interventions by the affected Member State, partners, and Africa CDC. Every week […]
Risk Management Policy, February 2025
1. PURPOSE This Risk Management Policy establishes a systematic and consistent approach to identifying, assessing, and managing risks across Africa CDC using a common risk language. It ensures risk management is embedded in organizational systems, tasks, and processes at all levels. This policy aligns with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) […]
Environmental, Social and Governance Policy, February 2025
Africa CDC Overview and ESG Policy Rationale The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is the specialized technical institution of the African Union (AU) responsible for supporting Member States in strengthening their health systems and capabilities to prevent, detect, and respond to disease threats. In an era marked by rising global health […]
Organizational Risk Management Manual, February 2025
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of the Manual This Organizational Risk Management (ORM) Manual is designed to provide the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with a comprehensive approach to identifying, assessing, and managing risks across its programs and operations. The manual illustrates how risk management is embedded in organizational systems, tasks and […]
Internal Audit Manual, April 2025
1.0 Introduction 1.1 Scope and Purpose of the Manual The Internal Audit Manual (referred to as “the Manual”) serves as a comprehensive guide for the staff of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Office of the Internal Oversight (OIO), Africa CDC’s internal oversight body as well as Africa CDC staff, management […]
Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, January 2025
Welcome to our Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, your trusted source for real-time updates on priority events of concern on the continent. The narrative brought to you focuses on three main areas: the epidemiological situation, event assessment (risk assessment and geoscope) and public health interventions by the affected Member State, partners, and Africa CDC. Every week […]
Report: Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Readiness Training
Introduction Overview The cross-border RCCE readiness training for Eastern Africa was conducted from 15-19 April 2024 in Mombasa, Kenya. The training was attended by Ministry of Health staff across public health emergency response pillars, including Surveillance, Case Management, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), RCCE and Points of Entry, from the seven African Union (AU) member […]
Explainer – Declaration of Public Health Emergency of Continental Security
1. What is the current situation of the Mpox outbreak in Africa? 2. Why declare it a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security? The declaration of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security by Africa CDC is a strategic decision to strengthen the collective and coordinated response to the outbreak across the continent. […]
Explicatif – Déclaration d’Urgence Sanitaire de Sécurité Continentale
Quelle est la situation actuelle de l’épidémie de variole de singe en Afrique ? 17 541 cas de Mpox dont 517 décès ont été reportés dans 12 pays africains en 2024: 1 en Afrique australe : Afrique du Sud 3 Afrique de l’Est : Kenya, Rwanda, Ouganda 5 en Afrique centrale : RDC, Burundi, RCA, Congo Brazza, Cameroun […]