April 29
Africa: AU Ministers of Health Speak on Draft Pandemic Prevention Agreement
We, the Ministers of Health of African Union Member States, held a meeting on 27th April 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the facilitation of the Africa Centres for Disease… Read more »
August 25, 2023
Africa: Statement On the New Covid Strain, EG.5 SARS-CoV-2 Subvariant
On 9 August 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated EG.5, a descendant lineage of XBB.1.9.2, and its sub-lineages as a variant of interest (VOI), following the recent… Read more »
August 16, 2023
Africa: How Door-to-Door Covid-19 Vaccination Visits Worked for Kenyan County
In March 2022, the Kenyan Ministry of Health lifted all COVID-19 restrictions, including wearing of masks, restrictions on large crowd gatherings, and quarantine measures for… Read more »
July 08, 2023
Africa: Two Years On, Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative Administers 32 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Doses and Strengthens Health Systems in Africa
Historic $1.5 billion partnership between Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation launched in June 2021 to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, support the delivery of vaccinations to millions… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: The Mass Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo Reaches Over 300,000 People
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), with the support of Africa Centres for Disease Control and… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Africa: The Transition Beyond the Acute Phase of Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa
WHO Lifts the Status of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) Read more »
April 18, 2023
Sierra Leone: Improving Covid-19 Vaccine Uptake in Sierra Leone Using People-Centred Approaches
"At 90 years old, I feel lucky to have taken my COVID-19 vaccine shot and feel more confident to live a couple more years. I am equally happy to witness more people taking their… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Africa: Africa CDC Urgent Support to Avert Covid-19 Vaccines Expiry in Africa
COVID-19 vaccines are a fundamental tool for controlling the ongoing pandemic, minimising social disruption and economic consequences, and further decreasing the emergence of new… Read more »
February 15, 2023
Africa: Call for Applications for the African Union (AU) Covid-19 Vaccination Bingwa Initiative - Southern and Western Africa Regions
About the Initiative Read more »