Africa: Clean Hands, Healthy Lives - Increasing Investments in Hand Hygiene in Africa

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Africa: Africa CDC Hosts the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) Forum

26/04/2023. Her Excellency the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa opened the Partnerships for African Vaccines Manufacturing (PAVM) Forum… Read more »

Africa: Achieving Sustainable Vaccine Manufacturing - Insights From the 2023 World Vaccine Congress

The Africa CDC and the Mastercard Foundation participated in the annual World Vaccine Congress from April 3 to 6 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.… Read more »

Africa: Recovering the Gains Made in Africa Through Vaccinations

The advent of vaccines has been one of the greatest achievements in modern medicine, eradicating and controlling several life-threatening diseases that were once widespread.… Read more »

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 »

Africa: Africa CDC Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative in Partnership With Mastercard Foundation - Key Messages

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Africa: A Six-Year Journey - Advancing Pathogen Genomics in Africa

As the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) marks it's sixth anniversary since its launch, it presents us an excellent standpoint to reflect on the… Read more »

Uganda: Interview With Minister of Health On the Ebola Sudan Disease Experience

"When communities are empowered, they do miracles! When they understand exactly what the problem is, they educate each other, carry out surveillance, and they inform the responders… Read more »

Africa: The New Public Health Order - Africa's Health Security Agenda

The African continent has demonstrated decisive leadership throughout its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, leveraging lessons learned from previous outbreaks and acting quickly… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Launches a Pathogen Genomics and Bioinformatics Fellowship Program

Today the Africa CDC launched the Africa PGI - Pathogen Genomics and Bioinformatics Fellowship Program, a continental workforce development program targeting public health… Read more »

Africa: Call for Application - Africa CDC - Pathogen Genomics and Bioinformatics Fellowship Program

Pathogen Genomics and Bioinformatics Fellowship Program is a continental workforce development program targeting national public health institutions and laboratories in the African… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Officially Launches Event-Based Surveillance Revised Framework

28 March 2023. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) officially launched its continental event-based surveillance (EBS) framework and other resources… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC At the World Vaccine Congress

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) will be exhibiting at the 2023 World Vaccine Congress- from 3-6 April 2023 at Walter E Convention Center,… Read more »

Africa: Acceleration and Integration - A Progressive Approach for Saving Lives and Livelihoods

Twenty-one (21) months since the inception of the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Mastercard… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC and KNCV TB Plus Sign MoU to Promote Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis

March 23, 2023 - As the world commemorates World Tuberculosis Day tomorrow, with the theme "Yes! We Can End TB" concerted efforts are under way to eradicate the disease which… Read more »

Tanzania: Marburg Disease Outbreak - Africa CDC Deploys Team of Experts to Tanzania

On 21 March 2023, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Republic of Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Bukoba district, Kagera region, north western… Read more »

Africa: Call for Applications - African Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship

Combating the several public health threats across the African continent requires adequately trained and equipped workforce. Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Launches Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship for African Health Professionals

March 16, 2023: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched the Africa CDC Public Health Emergency Management fellowship (Africa CDC PHEM… Read more »

Africa: Press Release On Africa CDC Strategic Plan 2022-2026

Africa CDC is today publishing its second strategic plan for 2022-2026. This new strategic plan is informed by the assessment of the first strategic plan (2017-2021) as well as… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Launches Short-Course Trainings in Vaccine Manufacturing At the Texas A&M University - Call for Applications

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Africa: High-Level Emergency Ministerial Meeting On Cholera Epidemics, Polio and Climate-Related Public Health Emergencies

The Ministers of Health and Ministers of Water and Sanitation, as well as their senior technical experts from 12 African Union Member States, attended the High-Level Emergency… Read more »

Africa: GSMA Signs Agreement With Africa CDC to Harness the Power of Mobile to Combat Disease

The new Memorandum of Understanding will bring a more developed communications infrastructure to African health centres and their workers, improving the lives of millions by using… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC in Collaboration With Institut Pasteur De Dakar (IPD) Organized a Training On Molecular Diagnosis of Marburg Virus

On 27 February 2023, the Africa CDC, in collaboration with Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), launched a 3-day training on molecular diagnosis of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD). The… Read more »

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 »

Africa: Call for Applications for the African Union (AU) Covid-19 Vaccination Bingwa Initiative - Southern and Western Africa Regions

About the Initiative Read more »