September 04, 2025
Africa: Strong Public Engagement in Africa's Mpox Fight - but Gaps Persist
A year after mpox was declared a continental health threat, Africa's response has shown encouraging momentum. An interim analysis of a new study by the Africa Centres for Disease… Read more »
August 29, 2025
Africa: President Hakainde Hichilema, AU Cholera Champion, Joins Partners to Unveil Africa's New Continental Cholera Plan
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | August 29, 2025 -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a six-month 1.0… Read more »
July 31, 2025
Africa: Africa CDC and European Commission Launch New Initiative to Strengthen Mpox Testing and Sequencing Across Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the European Commission today announced the launch of the Partnership to Accelerate Mpox Testing and… Read more »
July 23, 2025
Africa: Africa CDC Launches Health Journalism Fellowship to Strengthen Public Health Storytelling
New track under African Union Media Fellowship aims to promote evidence-based storytelling and health security reporting Read more »
Africa: New Study Reveals Widespread Drug Resistance Across 14 African Countries
Results from a newly published study highlight the growing spread of drug resistance across 14 African countries, underscoring the urgent need to strengthen laboratory testing,… Read more »
July 22, 2025
Africa: Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre Sets the Tone for Strengthened Regional Health Security
Efforts to strategically leverage health diplomacy to foster cooperation, strengthen partnerships, and promote stability across nations gained momentum when Africa CDC's Eastern… Read more »
Africa: Interrogating Public Health in Africa Boosts Metrics of Continental Journal
The number of published articles in the Journal of Public Health in Africa (JPHIA) rose from 31 in 2024 to 104 in 2025. The peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing… Read more »
Central Africa: New Roadmap to Strengthen Health Security in Central Africa
Africa CDC and strategic health partners operating in Central Africa have drawn up an outline of a joint 2026-2027 roadmap to strengthen health security in the Central African… Read more »
July 18, 2025
Africa: Africa Launches Continental Strategy to Decentralize Diagnostics and Accelerate Outbreak Response
In a major step toward faster and more localized outbreak response, Africa CDC convened public health leaders from ten African countries in Yaoundé to co-develop a… Read more »
July 08, 2025
Malawi: Malawi Launches Second Edition of Pathogen Genomic Surveillance Strategy and Implementation Plan
The Malawi Ministry of Health, launched its updated plan for the implementation of its Genomic Surveillance Strategy that was produced with technical support from the Africa… Read more »
July 04, 2025
Africa: Study Validates Impact of International Teams in Africa's Outbreak Response
A new study carried out by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) confirms the critical role… Read more »
June 26, 2025
Africa: Africa Unites to Take Stock of Disease Burden and Financial Needs Towards NTDs Elimination By 2030
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | June 26, 2025 -- Fifty African Union Member States have endorsed a ground-breaking digital micro-planning portal co-created by Africa CDC to accelerate the… Read more »
