August 16
Africa: Africa CDC Director General Meets Angola's President João Lourenço to Discuss Health Security and Continental Preparedness
His Excellency Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa CDC, held a pivotal meeting with His Excellency João Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola and… Read more »
July 30
Lesotho: Africa CDC to Invest U.S.$500,000 Towards Lesotho's Public Health Emergency Operation Center
A senior official from Africa CDC has announced that it will support Lesotho in establishing a world-class public health emergency operation center by investing US$500,000 in… Read more »
June 30
Namibia: Namibia Launches National One Health Plan
The Namibian government in partnership with Africa CDC officially launched on 19 June, a five-year plan on One Health geared to address shared health threats between animals,… Read more »
June 24
Africa: Namibia Takes a Step Towards a Healthier Future With the Launch of a National One Health Strategy
The Namibian government, in partnership with Africa CDC, officially launched a Tripartite One Health National Strategy 2024-2028 on 19 June 2024. This signifies the country's ONE… Read more »
June 13
Africa: Mpox Outbreak in South Africa
On 13 May 2024, the Government of South Africa announced an outbreak of Mpox following the confirmation of a case from Gauteng province with no travel history to countries with an… Read more »
April 16
Africa: Lusaka Call-to-Action 2022 - a Call to Strengthen Public Health Emergency Operation Centers in Africa
In July 2022, on the sidelines of the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union and the 4th Mid-Year Coordination Summit in Lusaka, Zambia, Heads of state… Read more »
February 12
Zambia: Africa CDC Deploys 500 Community-Based Volunteers to Support Cholera Response in Zambia
Africa CDC, in partnership with the Ministry of Health Zambia, announces the deployment of 500 community-based volunteers (CBVs) across Matero and Kanyama sub-districts in Lusaka,… Read more »
February 02
Southern Africa: Communiqué From Africa CDC On the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Extra Ordinary Virtual Summit of Heads of State and Government On the Cholera Situation in the Region
Summary Read more »
January 26
Zambia: Africa CDC Support On Cholera Outbreak in Zambia
As cholera cases surge in Southern Africa's member states, particularly in Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Africa CDC has been following and supporting the response efforts. In Zambia, a… Read more »
November 17, 2023
Africa: Zimbabwe Hosts the World AMR Awareness Week
The Quadripartite partners consisting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Southern Africa: 5th Southern Africa Regional Technical Advisory Committee Meeting for Enhanced Coordination and Partnership
Africa CDC Southern Regional Coordinating Centre (SA-RCC) hosted by the Government of the Republic of Mozambique successfully held the 5th Regional Technical Advisory Committee… Read more »
August 07, 2023
Southern Africa: Advancing Antimicrobial Stewardship and AMR Surveillance in Eastern and Southern Africa
Over 70 great minds from 15 African Union Member States in East and Southern Africa under the One-Health Approach convened in Nairobi Kenya to review the Antimicrobial (AMR)… Read more »
August 10, 2023
South Africa: Africa CDC Donates Equipment to SAHPRA to Support Regulatory Functions in Vaccine Manufacturing
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has today officially handed over equipment worth USD 750,000 to South African Health Products Regulatory Authority… Read more »
August 07, 2023
South Africa: Africa CDC Statement On the Official Visit of the Director General of Africa CDC to the Republic of South Africa
On the invitation of the Republic of South Africa, the Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), His Excellency Dr. Jean Kaseya will… Read more »
July 17, 2023
Southern Africa: Launch of the Southern Africa Regional Integrated Surveillance and Laboratory Network (RISLNET)
Africa CDC Southern Regional Coordinating Centre (SA-RCC) in partnership with the Government of the Republic of South Africa successfully launched the Southern Africa Regional… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Africa: Interview With Malawi Minister of Health, Honourable Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, MP
Please share with us Malawi's experience in managing the recent 2022/2023 Cholera outbreak in addition to the Cyclone Freddy- The Government of Malawi quickly detected and declared… Read more »