Saudações de Ano Novo do Diretor-Geral do CDC África
My Dear Ethiopian Brothers and Sisters, Dear Africa CDC colleagues, As we usher in the Ethiopian New Year 2017, I want to extend my sincere gratitude and best wishes to each of you. Your tireless commitment to our mission has been instrumental in advancing Africa’s health security, and I am truly proud of the work […]
Mpox Research and Innovation – Aligning Research Response with Outbreak Goals
Date: August 29-30th, 2024 (Hybrid Meeting) Zoom link/Registration: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YcYZItcJQrqUzQFLC1THWw Live stream link: https://player.4am.ch/who/20240829_MpoxMC/index.html Globally, the multi-country outbreak of mpox has led to 116 countries and territories in all WHO regions reporting 99,176 confirmed cases and 208 deaths (CFR 0.2%) between May 2022 and June 2024. The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, linked […]
Meet the 40 CPHIA 2023 Journalism Fellows
Media plays a significant role in global health, from reporting on public health emergencies and challenges, to getting public health messages to the communities, improving accountability and breaking down policies as well as sharing new research and innovations. Recognising the importance of media in shaping public health discourse and imparting critical information to the African […]
World Hepatitis Day 2023 Campaign: Africa CDC is not waiting!
Abbreviations: HBV: Hepatitis B virus HepB-BD: Hepatitis B birth dose Did you know? Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, most commonly caused by viral infection. There are five main hepatitis viruses, referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. Every 30 seconds, a person dies from a viral hepatitis related illness. The […]
Consultancy Service for the Development of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (Africa CDC) Communication Strategies
The epidemiological context in Africa is characterised by ongoing outbreaks of new and recurrent infectious diseases with epidemic potential. The global pandemic of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 played a major role in exacerbating the epidemiological situation in the African Union (AU) member states. With the founding of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
Africa CDC at the World Vaccine Congress
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) will be exhibiting at the 2023 World Vaccine Congress- from 3-6 April 2023 at Walter E Convention Center, Washington DC. The theme of the congress is Research and Development + Strategic Partnering for the Global Vaccine Industry. The exhibition booth will showcase Africa CDC’s initiatives contributing to […]
Call for Applications: Youth Pre-Conference on the Margins of the 2nd Annual International Conference On Public Health In Africa 2022
After two years of emergency mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa is now at a crossroads to promote its long-term preparedness for future pandemics and health security. To this end, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) introduced the New Public Health Order (NPHO) for Africa, for which African Union Heads of […]
Call for Applications: African Union (AU) COVID-19 Vaccination Bingwa Initiative – Eastern Africa Region
About the Initiative COVID-19 vaccines offer life-saving protection against severe COVID-19 that has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality. This also means the speed and scale of uptake of vaccinations needs to be ramped up to avoid vaccine wastage, bring the pandemic under control and speed economic recovery on the continent. Since the first case […]
Africa CDC Establishes the Examination and Certification Committee for the Regional Training and Certification Program for Biosafety and Biosecurity Professionals in the Africa Region
In May 2019, Africa CDC in collaboration with Africa Union Member States and its regional and international partners launched the Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative whose goal is to strengthen the biosecurity and biosafety systems of African Union Member States to comply with the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005), the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), and United […]
Africa CDC Announces 2nd Annual International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022), 13-15 December 2022, Kigali, Rwanda
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (05 May 2022)| It is with great excitement that the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces its second Annual International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022), which will take place from 13-15 December 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference theme, Preparedness for future Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Recovery: […]