African Union Health Information Exchange Guidelines and Standards
Preface The application of digital health technology is growing at a rapid rate in Africa, with the goals of improving the delivery of healthcare services and more effectively reaching out to remote and underserved communities. The lack of enabling guidelines and standards across the continent, on the other hand, makes it difficult to share data […]
Digital Transformation Strategy
INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF WORK Africa CDC will support Member States in harnessing the potential of digital health to leapfrog some of the barriers affecting healthcare and public health while becoming a digital-savvy organization. In recent years, digital transformation has emerged as a critical tool for enhancing healthcare delivery and improving health outcomes globally. The […]
Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, February 2023
Update to event: As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 2 February 2022, a total of 12,247,934 COVID-19 cases and 256,690 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 2.1%) were reported by the 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 2% of all cases and 4% of all deaths reported globally. Forty-three (78%) AU […]
Africa CDC Annual Report 2021
Foreword The year 2021 has continued to see the African continent working collectively and collaboratively in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. The Africa Union, through Africa CDC, ensured support to the Member States was maintained with various initiatives supporting testing, treatment of hospitalised cases and dis/mis-information about the pandemic put in place throughout the continent. By […]
Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, January 2023
Update to event: As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 5 January 2022, a total of 12,218,742 COVID-19 cases and 256,546 deaths (CFR: 2.1%) were reported by the 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 2% of all cases and 4% of all deaths reported globally. Forty-two (76%) AU MS are reporting […]
Outbreak Brief 156: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: As of 10 January 2023, a total of 659,108,952 COVID-19 cases and 6,684,756 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1%) have been reported globally by 232 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (percentage of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern […]
Guidelines for Enhanced Surveillance of Sudan Virus Disease
Introduction Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV) is one of the six species of the genus Ebolavirus. Sudan virus disease (SVD) outbreaks in Africa are highly lethal with case fatality rates ranging from 53% to 100%. Prior to the 2014-16 West Africa Ebola virus disease outbreak, the largest ebolavirus outbreak was caused by SUDV, in the Gulu district […]
Outbreak Brief 155: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: As of 2 January 2023, a total of 655,397,205 COVID-19 cases and 6,669,865 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1%) have been reported globally by 232 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (percentage of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern […]
Outbreak Brief 154: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: As of 23 December 2022, a total of 651,918,402 COVID-19 cases and 6,656,601 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1%) have been reported globally by 232 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (percentage of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern […]
Outbreak Brief 153: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: As of 20 December 2022, a total of 650,332,899 COVID-19 cases and 6,649,874 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1%) have been reported globally by 232 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO). The distribution of cumulative cases (percentage of global cases) from the WHO regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern […]