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Pillar: Surveillance

Africa Continental Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance

Executive Summary Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance (WES) is emerging as a transformative frontier in public health intelligence, providing a non-invasive, cost-effective, and scalable approach to detect population-level health and environmental risks. First used for poliovirus monitoring and later expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, WES demonstrated its value as an early warning tool capable of identifying […]

Antimicrobial Resistance Control Framework | 2026-2030

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains one of the most pressing global health threats, with disproportionate impacts across Africa. If urgent and coordinated action is not taken, AMR is projected to significantly increase morbidity, mortality, and economic losses across human, animal, and environmental health systems. Beyond human health, AMR threatens livestock productivity, food security, trade, […]

Food Safety Strategic Framework | 2026-2030

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Foodborne illnesses affect 1 in 10 people globally each year – 600 million fall ill and 420,000 die annually – World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. Foodborne diseases cause 33 million healthy life-years lost and unsafe food hampers development, strains health systems, and burdens economies. Roughly 70% of urban households and rural populations depend […]

Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, July 2026

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 […]