Africa CDC – Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, February 2022
In June 2021, the Mastercard Foundation partnered with the Africa CDC to launch a $1.5 billion initiative called Saving Lives and Livelihoods. Together, we are purchasing vaccines for more than 65 million people, deploying vaccines to millions more across the continent, enabling vaccine manufacturing in Africa by developing the workforce, and strengthening the Africa CDC’s capacity. Africa CDC […]
PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS: A New Public Health Order in the 21st Century
Omicron and other COVID-19 variants of concern – where are we now? All viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 mutate over time naturally. Many of these changes do not have much impact on the virus’ properties. However, with time and due to various contributing factors, some changes may result in altered characteristics of the virus including its ability […]
Africa CDC – Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, January 2022
Highlights from 2021: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Saving Lives and Livelihoods surpasses initial vaccine procurement target: In June 2021, the Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC committed to purchasing vaccines for at least 50 million people under their $1.5 billion partnership. Since then, the Foundation has committed an additional $200 million, bringing the total partnership value […]
Media Advisory: Invitation to Representatives of the Media
WHAT: Media briefing on emerging discussions at the first international Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2021), the impact of COVID-19 in the continent, and the urgent call for a New Public Health Order in Africa. The media briefing will further highlight interventions needed to strengthen African health security and pandemic preparedness & response. […]
Media Invitation: Register for CPHIA 2021
Media registration for the first-ever Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2021) is now open – we hope you’ll join us! To register as a media representative, please click here. CPHIA 2021, organized by the Africa CDC and African Union, is taking place virtually 14-16 December. A number of heads of state and leading […]
CPHIA 2021: Media Training OPPORTUMITY!
CPHIA 2021 pre-conference virtual workshop As part of the inaugural Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2021), The Conversation Africa and Internews will conduct a two-hour pre-conference virtual workshop on 13 December 2021 led by experts in global health communications. The workshop is designed to develop capacity of journalists to translate and communicate science-related […]
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), 18-24 November 2021
Theme: “AMR Governance: Preventing AMR Is Our Shared Responsibility” The African Union Task Force on AMR, African regional tripartite members (FAO, OIE, WHO) and UNEP, are organizing the 3rd continental joint WAAW Africa campaign under the theme for the regional WAAW 2021 is “AMR Governance- Preventing AMR Is Our Shared Responsibility” The theme for the […]
How can we Spread Awareness to Stop Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa?
Date: Sunday, 21 November 2021Time: 16:30 GMT | 17:30 WAT |18:30 CAT | 19:30 EATHashtag: #AfricaWAAWModerator: @hcsmAFRICA (Vanessa Carter) In celebration of the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, join us for a 60-minute Twitter chat to share your views about how we can “Spread Awareness to Stop Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa”. All one health stakeholders including healthcare professionals, civil […]
Africa CDC – Moderna Scientific Exchange
Join the meeting: https://zoom.us/j/3337716453?pwd=NjAremxxQjJRRXVHaGt0VUNzd3lZdz09
Africa CDC Branding Guide
VISUAL IDENTITY GUIDELINES This document is an overview of how to apply the visual components of our logo to various media. For further information, please contact: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Roosevelt Street W21 K19, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Email: africacdc@africa-union.org www.africacdc.org