Africa CDC organized a regional Mental Health workshop in Liberia
From February 15th to 17th 2022, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in collaboration with Ministry of Health of the Republic of Liberia organized a regional Mental Health workshop aimed at developing a theory of change to provide strategic direction for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) integration into national emergency […]
Tropical Storm Ana Hits hard five countries in the Southern Africa Region
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- January 28 2022. On Tuesday January 22nd, 2022, the tropical storm Ana formed over the Indian Ocean started moving westwards, passing over northern Madagascar and crossed over to Mozambique and subsequently reached Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The tropical storm then made landfall on the 24th of January 2022 in the five countries. […]
Parsyl partners with Africa CDC to distribute 10,000 vaccine monitoring devices in support of continent’s COVID-19 response
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – January 24, 2022 — Parsyl, the leading provider of smart vaccine monitoring solutions in emerging markets, has announced that it will partner with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to make available 10,000 vaccine monitoring devices to African Union member states in support of Covid-19 vaccine distribution […]
La première Conférence Internationale sur la Santé Publique en Afrique se conclut par un appel à un nouvel ordre de la santé publique
16 décembre 2021 | Addis-Abeba – La première Conférence internationale sur la santé publique en Afrique (CPHIA 2021), organisée par l’Union africaine (UA) et les Centres africains de contrôle et de prévention des maladies (Africa CDC), a conclu son programme principal aujourd’hui, après trois jours de sessions axées sur les défis sanitaires à relever sur […]
First International Conference on Public Health in Africa Closes With Urgent Call for a New Public Health Order
16 December 2021 | Addis Ababa – The first international Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2021), hosted by the African Union (AU) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) concluded its main programme today following three days of sessions focused on the need to address long-standing health challenges on the […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo declares over the thirteenth Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 16 December 2021. On the 16th December 2021, the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared the end of the 13th Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak. This is the second EVD outbreak reported this year from the DRC. Results from genomic sequencing show that this outbreak is linked […]
Réunion virtuelle des chefs d’État africains et des experts de la santé pour la Première Conférence Internationale sur la Santé Publique en Afrique
Cette conférence historique abordera les dernières recherches et les enseignements tirés de la pandémie de la COVID-19, alors que le monde observe l’émergence du variant Omicron. 14 décembre 2021| Addis-Abeba – L’Union africaine (UA) et les Centres africains de contrôle et de prévention des maladies (Africa CDC) inaugure aujourd’hui la Première Conférence Internationale sur la […]
African Heads of State and Health Experts Convene Virtually for the First International Conference on Public Health in Africa
Historic conference will address the latest in COVID-19 research and learnings as the world grapples with the emergence of Omicron 14 December 2021 | Addis Ababa – Today the African Union (AU) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) opened the first international Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2021), […]
Africa CDC calls for more COVID-19 vaccination uptake amid Omicron variant worrying surge
“There’s no need to panic about the new Omicron variant because we have the tools to fight against COVID-19 and all the different variants. Vaccines are available and continue to flow around the continent steadily, and we also encourage the public to get vaccinated against the virus because it is the only way to protect […]
Progress made so far in implementing the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) – Framework for Action. Kigali, Rwanda, 06-07 December 2021
Kigali, 06 December 2021. The 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union’s Executive Council decision EX.CL/Dec. 1129 (XXXIX) recognized the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing PAVM as the coordinating mechanism and its leadership of the development of a continental vaccine manufacturing strategy and a framework for action. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention […]