Young people in Africa, from remote villages to bustling cities are stepping into community health roles. They are reshaping lives, economies, and the future of health care. For decades, many communities in Africa’s remote areas have waited for the health ...
Africa is the continent worst affected by disease outbreaks, registering a 40% rise between 2022 and 2024. However, the establishment of the Continental Surveillance Advisory Group (CSAG) is expected to be a game-changer, enhancing disease forecasting, monitoring, identification and reporting ...
Two critical bodies in Eastern Africa have renewed their leadershipstepping up health coordination in the region. The leaders were selected among minister and public health leaders from 14 AU Member States who gathered in Djibouti for the 3rd Regional Ministerial ...
West Africa has reviewed a community of practice to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional development onAntimicrobial Resistance (AMR) as ongoing efforts to coordinate a regional response gather momentum in the region. The collaborative exchange of knowledge and information to ...
When a public health emergency strikes, every hour counts. Rapid access to medical countermeasures can be the difference between containment and escalation. One of the key pillars of the Africa CDC Supply Chain Framework is strengthening warehousing capacity to enhance ...
Young people in Africa have led powerful advocacy, innovation, and community-level responses during health emergencies such as COVID-19, Ebola, and the ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS. Africa CDC recognizes young people as critical agents of change. With over 65% of Africa’s ...
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), under its mandate as the specialized technical health agency of the African Union Commission, continues to lead continental efforts to mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR). As part of this effort, the ...
A transformative leadership training spearheaded by Africa CDC and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is helping drive Africa CDC’s vision through continuous training of laboratory experts across the continent. The Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded project on International Health ...
Mauritania Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) is now better positioned to activate and manage Incident Management System (IMS) for real-world outbreaks,but more skills training in required to further empower the team to respond to threats, a recent training workshop ...
In 2017, African Union Heads of State and Government made a strategic commitment to strengthen the health workforce by training and deploying two million community health workers to help close the gap in healthcare provision. Eight years down the line, ...
Considering the general decline in funding for research and development, Africa CDC, in collaboration with the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) and the African Viral Hepatitis Action Group (AVHAG), has developed a capacity-buildingprogramme for hepatitis elimination and advocacy. It was from one such gathering, held from 2 ...
Africa CDC’s collaboration with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and the Amhara Public Health Institute (APHI) is reducing daily cases of cholera in the Amhara Region. Since the deployment of Africa CDC’s technical experts in late April 2025, the ...