Continental Roadmap on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (2026-2030)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Africa has made important gains in the health and survival of women and children, but progress remains too slow and unequal to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The continent accounts for approximately 70% of global maternal deaths, nearly half of deaths among children under five, nearly half of global stillbirths, and […]
The Causes and Drivers of Maternal and Child Mortality in Africa
1. Executive Summary For African Heads of State and Government, Ministers of Health and of Finance, and the United Nations General Assembly. This summary reports the findings of an evidence review commissioned by the African Union Champion for Maternal and Child Health. It states the burden, the methods used, what the evidence shows, and what […]
Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B: Operational Toolkit for Healthcare Workers Across All Levels of Care
Executive Summary Globally, an estimated 240 million people are living with chronic hepatitis B (PLWHB). The WHO Africa region is disproportionately affected, accounting for 68% of new hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections but having the lowest coverage of timely hepatitis B birth-dose (HepB-BD) vaccination (17%). Of the 64 million PLWHB in Africa, only 6% (3.9 […]
Continental Immunization Strategy (CIS) 2026 – 2030
Strengthening immunization to advance resilient primary health care and health systems OVERVIEW Purpose: The Continental Immunization Strategy (CIS) provides a pragmatic, time-bound roadmap to strengthen immunization systems across Africa by anchoring vaccination within resilient, epidemic-ready primary health care (PHC) and health-security frameworks. It aims to close equity gaps, reach zero-dose populations, and sustain life-course immunization, […]
Continental Immunization Strategy (CIS) 2026 – 2030
WHY THE CONTINENTAL IMMUNIZATION STRATEGY (CIS) MATTERS NOW: STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES AND POLITICAL RATIONALE Africa stands at a critical inflection point for immunization and health security. While major gains have been achieved over the past two decades, progress has stalled and, in some countries, reversed. Coverage gaps persist, the number of zero-dose children is increasing, outbreaks […]
Research and Development during Epidemics and Public Health Emergencies
Executive Summary The lack of an African research ethics framework during epidemic emergencies (EE) has been a glaring concernamongst African scholars for decades. In the context of major public health emergencies of continental and global health concern over the last five years, such as Ebola in 2019, COVID in 2020 and Mpox in 2024, and […]
Continental Research and Development Governance and Coordination Framework
INTRODUCTION Health, as a development issue, impacts on the economic, social and security of countries and regions when epidemics occur as witnessed during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa between 2014 and 2015. Currently, Africa faces the burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases, neglected tropical diseases, injury, mental illness, maternal and child health issues. To […]
African Health Research and Development Agenda
Executive Summary The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is a science-based agency of the African Union in charge of safeguarding the health security of the continent. Africa CDC has as mandate to support African Union Member States public health institutions to prevent, detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats […]
Member States’ Statement on the Primary Health Care Digitalization Framework
We, the representatives of African Union Member States, technical institutions, and partners, convened in Addis Ababa for the Validation Workshop of the Africa CDC Primary Health Care (PHC) Digitalization Framework, held under the leadership of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and in collaboration with the African Union Commission, development partners […]