Media Professionals from West Africa Region Trained on Infodemic Management and Data Journalism for a Better COVID-19 Response
Cotonou, Benin | 7th October 2022 – Media professionals from public broadcasting entities in the West African region have been trained on strategies to fight infodemic and proper use of health data in reporting. The training took place from 4 – 6 October 2022 in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin, bringing together 16 health reporters […]
Africa Calls for New Public Health Order
Leaders urge greater investment in Africa’s health institutions, health workforce, and medical manufacturing capacity, while calling for respectful, action-oriented partnerships across the continent. New York | September 29, 2022 – The African Union Commission and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have called on governments, multilateral organizations, philanthropies, the private sector, and […]
Re-Imagining Health Workforce Development for Africa’s Health Security
Addis Ababa, 28th September 2022 – The Republic of South Africa and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation hosted a high-level side event on “Re-imagining Health Workforce Development for Africa’s Health Security” in the margins of the 77th UN General Assembly, New York, USA.The event […]
Africa CDC commence la mise en œuvre de l’initiative “Sauver des Vies et des Moyens de Subsistance” en République Démocratique du Congo
Addis Ababa, Ethiopie, 22 Septembre 2022 – Le Centre africain pour le contrôle et la prévention des maladies (Africa CDC) en partenariat avec la Fondation Mastercard a commencé la mise en œuvre du programme « Sauver des vies et des moyens de subsistance » en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) afin d’accélérer la vaccination contre la COVID-19. […]
Uganda Reported an Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- 20 September 2022: today, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uganda declared an Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) outbreak in Mubende district in the central part of the country, following a confirmed case in Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. The case was a 24 years old male from Ngabano Village in Madudu Sub-County, who […]
Strengthening the Malaria Genomics Workforce in East Africa
17 September 2022, Addis Ababa, Uganda, USA: The Africa CDC – Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Africa PGI) in collaboration with Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) in Uganda, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) concluded a one-week hands-on training on Malaria Genomic Epidemiology and Data Analytics in Kampala, Uganda. A […]
A continent-wide collaboration on genomics surveillance show the power of African science and how the majority of COVID-19 variants were introduced into Africa
Addis Ababa, Durban, Brazzaville, and Stellenbosch, 15 September 2022. A major scientific report from Africa is featured in the journal Science today. This scientific report show how the rapid expansion of genomics surveillance in Africa allowed the continent to describe the introduction and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variants in African countries in real-time during the […]
Africa CDC and Partners mobilize National EPI Managers and other Stakeholders to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination in Africa.
ADDIS ABABA ETHIOPIA, 05 September 2022 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in collaboration with UNICEF, WHO and other key stakeholders, through the Saving Lives and Livelihoods programme in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is hosting a continental workshop for managers in the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI),to track progress towards […]
Press Release on Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 23 August 2022 – On 17 August 2022, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported a confirmed case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Beni district of North Kivu province. This case was confirmed six weeks after the most recent EVD outbreak in Equateur province […]
Africa CDC Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative Commences Implementation in Lesotho
August 10, 2022, Maseru, Lesotho: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has commenced the in-country implementation of the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative in Lesotho to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination. The vaccination drive is coming at a time when the country only has 55% of […]