Archives: Programmes

The African Health Volunteers Corps (AVoHC) is a team of African volunteer medical and public health professionals established by the African Union to support emergency response to disease outbreaks in Africa.

Goal Strengthened public health science and improved public health decision-making and practice to achieve positive health outcomes.  Strategic Objectives Establish Africa CDC public health research agenda with goals and objectives that address priority health issues, which may include certain suitable capacities.  Strengthen public health research capacity within public institutions, in partnership with academic institutions in …

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Supporting Member States to develop and implement comprehensive, regularly tested preparedness and response plans.

Africa CDC supports Member States to develop and establish high-quality information and technology systems.

ECHO is a platform for sharing critical, timely, lifesaving information and data with healthcare workers at different geographical locations.

AFCAD supports efforts to enable all Member States to achieve equitable access to health, including essential diagnostics as defined by WHO.

PAC assists supported countries to advance and sustain access to quality-assured HIV laboratory services.

Initiative to strengthen the biosecurity and biosafety systems of African Union Member States to comply with the International Health Regulations.

Africa CDC is partnering with the African Society for Laboratory Medicine to map laboratory capacities in Africa and to train national experts in laboratory mapping data collection, analysis and visualization.

Engaging African Union Member States to strengthen their laboratory systems and networks through the development and implementation of national laboratory strategic plans.