December 11, 2024
Africa: Rwanda's Health Financing Model Offers a Test Ground for Africa
Community Health Worker (CHW) programmes in Africa are often hamstrung by two main problems: dependency on external funding and financial sustainability. By integrating CHWs into… Read more »
December 09, 2024
Africa: Statement From Africa CDC On Rwanda and Senegal National Regulatory Authorities Achieving WHO Maturity Level 3
Africa CDC congratulates the Rwanda Food and Drug Regulatory Authority (Rwanda FDA) and the Senegalese Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (ARP) on achieving World Health Organization… Read more »
November 23, 2024
Africa: Africa CDC Applauds U.S. Decision to Lift Level 3 Travel Health Notice for Rwanda Amidst Marburg Outbreak Control Success
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) commends the United States government for its decisive action to lift the Level 3 (Reconsider Nonessential… Read more »
November 18, 2024
Africa: Africa CDC Calls for Reassessment of U.S. Level 3 Travel Advisory On Rwanda
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has formally urged the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Centers for… Read more »
October 10, 2024
Africa: Rwanda Launches Event-Based Surveillance Guidelines
The Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) has introduced a new set of Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) guidelines designed to enhance the country's public health response amidst the ongoing… Read more »
October 08, 2024
Rwanda: Gilead Sciences, Rwanda's Ministry of Health and Africa CDC Collaborate to Support Rwanda's Marburg Virus Disease Response With Antiviral Therapeutic Donation
Gilead Sciences, Inc., in collaboration with Africa CDC and Rwanda's Ministry of Health, has donated 5,100 vials of remdesivir to support Rwanda's response to the Marburg Virus… Read more »
October 01, 2024
Africa: Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Rwanda
The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Rwanda declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak on 27 September 2024. As of 30 September, 27 confirmed cases and 9 deaths have been… Read more »
April 19, 2024
Ethiopia: Joint Press Release | Supporting Immediate Emergency Response for Cross Border Communities in Eastern Africa
To strengthen regional cross-border Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) readiness during public health emergencies, Africa CDC, UNICEF, IFRC, and WHO (the Collective… Read more »
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