Africa: Spotlight - Inside the Heart of Stemming Mpox Spread in Africa

Nineteen African states--those currently reporting or that have reported Mpox cases within this outbreak--gathered in a 'back-to-school' style meeting in Congo Brazzaville in the… Read more »

Africa: Youth Network Set to Drive Innovations in Digital Health

Young Africans are set to transform the digital health landscape with the launch of the Youth in Digital Health Network (YiDHN) by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and… Read more »

Africa: Africa Requires Skills to Plug Gaps in Diagnostic Capacity and Disease Surveillance

Africa has increased technical capacity for diagnosing infectious diseases since the COVID-19 epidemic but with ongoing outbreaks of diseases there is an urgent need to address the… Read more »

Africa: Smallpox Drug in Clinical Trials for Treating Mpox in Africa

A drug currently approved for smallpox in the U.S. will undergo clinical trials to treat patients infected by the Mpox viruswho are at risk of severe complications in the… Read more »

Africa: New Guidance Sets Path to Strengthen AMR Surveillance

With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) now a leading threat to public health in Africa--causing more fatalities than HIV, TB, and malaria combined--a new surveillance guidance… Read more »

Africa: Experts Defend the Need for Promoting Mental Health in the Workplace

Multiple public health emergencies and challenges continue to take a toll on mental health across Africa. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has… Read more »

Africa: Assessment Reveals Gaps in Risk Communication Preparedness in Member States

A preliminary assessment in three African countries indicates that some member states are not adequately equipped to perform risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) for… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Pursuit of Cost-Effective Community Health Worker Services

Fifteen service categories, comprising a total of 110 interventions, have been identified in Africa as priorities for delivery through Community Health Workers. Now, health… Read more »

Africa: A New Digital Health Platform for Africa

As the use of digital tools for effective healthcare delivery gradually takes foothold in Africa, the Africa CDC has unveiled a new platform that caters for differing needs in… Read more »

Africa: WHO, Africa CDC Support 17 Countries to Develop Mpox Vaccination Plans

World Health Organization (WHO) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) experts gathered in Brazzaville this week with country representatives and… Read more »

Africa: Driving Pan-African Research Collaboration - Panther and Africa CDC Launch the Mpox Study in Africa

As critical discussions at the World Health Summit in Berlin conclude, the Africa CDC, in partnership with PANTHER, proudly announces its first direct contribution to the Mpox… Read more »

Africa: Vaccine Doses Allocated to 9 African Countries Hardest Hit By Mpox Surge

The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for nine countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current mpox… Read more »

Africa: Call for Applications | the Africa CDC Bingwa Plus Initiative

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Office to the… Read more »

Africa: African Vaccine Manufacturing Mapping | Supply and Demand Landscape

This slide deck, presented at the Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers Network International Annual General Meeting in October 2024, describes updated results from a study to… Read more »

Africa: Strengthening Cross-Border Surveillance and Information Sharing in Africa

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Africa: Africa CDC Recommendations on Covid-19 Sub-Variant XEC

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Africa: The Change in African Vaccine Manufacturing Landscape

New analysis from Africa CDC, CHAI, and PATH could inform future pathways Read more »

Africa: Statement On Antigen Rapid Tests for Mpox Diagnosis, 30 October 2024

No Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) has demonstrated the minimum requirement for mpox testing Read more »

Africa: Inaugural Global Surveillance Summit 2024, Cape Town, South Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in partnership with the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) will host the inaugural Global… Read more »

Africa: EU Provides €20 Million Additional Funding Towards the Africa CDC-Who Mpox Preparedness and Response Plan

Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, has announced an additional €20 million funding towards the fight against Mpox outbreak in the… Read more »

Africa: The New Public Health Order At the Pan African Parliament

The 12th Annual Conference of Speakers of National and Regional Parliament hosted by the Pan African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa, was a landmark event, that brought… Read more »

Africa: Two-Dose Strategy and Targeted Interventions Drive Mpox Campaign

The Mpox vaccination campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) began on October 4, with Africa CDC Director General Dr Jean Kaseya emphasising the importance of two… Read more »

Africa: AMR in Focus At Africa's First One Health Congress

Cape Town hosted the first World One Health Congress in Africa, where Africa CDC led a well-attended side event on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a rapidly growing health threat… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Strengthens Laboratory Capacity for Mpox and Other Outbreaks in Burundi

Africa CDC continues to support Mpox response in Africa through the strengthening of diagnostic capacity, surveillance, case detection and management, contact tracing, Infection… Read more »

Africa: Community Health Plan for Tanzania Needs $360m for Expansion

A five-year plan for Tanzania requires a total of $360m for a phased implementation of the Integrated and Coordinated Community Health Workers program to advance the achievement of… Read more »