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Pillar: Emergency Preparedness and Response

Prioritization and Risk Ranking of Epidemic-Prone Diseases for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Southern Africa | Gaborone, Botswana 25 – 27 November 2024

Executive Summary: Since its establishment, Africa CDC has played a crucial role in improving public health across Africa by providing strategic direction, building institutional capacities, and deploying healthcare workers to address various disease threats. As part of its mandate and in accordance with the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005), Africa CDC, has been conducting prioritization […]

Mid-Year Brief: Multi-Country Cholera Outbreak in Africa (1 January – 31 July 2025)

Background Over the past decade, cholera has re-emerged as a persistent and escalating public health threat across African Union (AU) Member States (MS). Between 2014 and 2024, cholera cases reported in Africa surged from 105,287 cases and 1,882 deaths across 19 countries to 254,075 cases and 4,725 deaths across 20 countries. This represented a 141% […]

Continental Cholera Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for Africa 1.0

Cholera remains a major public health challenge in Africa, accounting for about 82% of global cases and 93.5% of cholera-related deaths. The burden falls disproportionately on fragile, conflict-affected, and underserved areas with limited access to clean water, sanitation, hygiene and essential health services. In response to this growing threat, African Heads of State and Government […]

Centre de Coordination Régional | Bulletin Trimestriel N°1 – Janvier – Mars 2025

I. ÉDITO DU DIRECTEUR RÉGIONAL Renforcer la santé publique en Afrique centrale : une urgence collectiveDans un contexte où les systèmes de santé de la région sont soumis à de fortes pressions — crises sanitaires récurrentes, insécurité, mobilité des populations, et impacts du changement climatique — l’action en santé publique est plus que jamais une […]

African Volunteers Health Corps: A Strategic Framework for the Path Forward

The African Volunteers Health Corps (AVoHC) is a network of African public health professionals established by the African Union (AU) to support public health emergency response efforts across Africa. AVoHC provides a mechanism for rapidly deploying a wide range of African experts to AU member states to respond to public health threats that necessitate surge […]

Environmental, Social and Governance Policy

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is the African Union’s (AU) health institution, established in January 2017 to enhance the continent’s capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to disease threats. Elevated to an autonomous health institution in February 2022, Africa CDC plays a pivotal role in strengthening public health institutions across […]

OUTBREAKS RESPONSE IN AFRICA: Joint Mpox Continental Activity Report

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the reporting period, significant progress was made in strengthening the mpox response across the continent. The lessons learned and challenges identified during the joint mpox continental intra-action review (IAR), which took place successfully in December 2024 in Addis Ababa have guided the development of the action plan for the response to the […]

Mpox Continental Response Plan 2.0

Executive Summary On August 13, 2024, the Africa CDC declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). The following day, the WHO declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Following these declarations, a joint continental Mpox Preparedness and Response Plan was developed and implemented from September 2024 to February 2025, […]