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 […]
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 […]
Communication Style Guide: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Introduction The Entitys and Institutions of the African Union play a key role in the implementation of the mandates of the AU and continental programmes and initiatives aimed at promoting Africa’s vision of sustainable and inclusive growth and development. Being constituent part of the larger body that makes up the African Union, it is key […]