Africa: Africa CDC and Zipline Partner to Advance Health System Responsiveness and Epidemic Preparedness Across Africa

Together, they will expand access, improve emergency preparedness, strengthen data systems, and enhance epidemic early warning and response capabilities that work even at the last… Read more »

Africa: Communiqué - Outcome Statement By Africa CDC's Primary Health Care (PHC) Digitalization Expert Committee

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Africa: Africa CDC Study Explores SMS Messaging to Strengthen TB Treatment

A new study by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is exploring how mobile phone messaging can improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment adherence in… Read more »

Africa: Ebola Outbreak in the DRC Declared Over

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been declared over after 42 days without any new cases and following the recovery of the last confirmed patient. Read more »

Africa: Ethiopia Launches Fourth National Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

Ethiopia has unveiled its fourth National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), reaffirming its commitment to tackling this pressing global health threat. Read more »

Africa: Communiqué - High-Level Commitment to Vaccination and Primary Health Care (Phc) Transformation in West Africa

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Africa: Africa CDC Launches Agari, a Continent-Wide Genomic Data Platform to Strengthen Outbreak Response

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched an online platform that will allow researchers across the continent to share vital genomic data on… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Unveils a New Vision for Health Security and Sovereignty Across the Continent

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) today unveiled a renewed vision for Africa's Health Security and Sovereignty (AHSS) Agenda to safeguard the… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Welcomes Pandemic Fund Selections and Strengthened Support for African Preparedness

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) participated in the Pandemic Fund (PF) Board Meeting held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 17-19 November 2025. The… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Statement On Confirmed Marburg Virus Disease in Jinka, Southern Region, Ethiopia

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) acknowledges the confirmation by the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Public Health… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Launches Operational Research On Malaria in Southern Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched operational research on malaria in Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe, supported by a US$150,000 grant… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Statement On Suspected Viral Haemorrhagic Fever in Jinka, Southern Region, Ethiopia

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is closely monitoring reports of a suspected viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) in Jinka, Southern Region, Ethiopia. Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Pushes for Country-Level Action in Version 2.0 of the African Union Framework for Amr (2026-2030)

A three-day continental meeting hosted at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) headquarters closed with a strong call to translate antimicrobial… Read more »

Africa: Africa and Europe Strengthen the AU-EU Health Partnership

Around 20 delegates from the European Union and the African Union, including 15 countries and 11 continental institutions, meet today in Pretoria to affirm action-oriented… Read more »

West Africa: Raising a New Cohort of Epidemiologists in West Africa

Graduates sang and clapped as they celebrated reaching a personal milestone. They were embarking on a new journey as the next generation of mental health leaders in West Africa. Read more »

Africa: Eliminate Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B By 2030

The mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and the hepatitis B virus remains a serious public health threat. Millions globally are living with HIV, with a significant… Read more »

Africa: Getting Youth a Space At the Table in Global Health Governance

A few students at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health in March 2020 pitched the idea of the International Working Group for Health System Strengthening (IWGHSS) as… Read more »

Africa: Solar-Powered Refrigerators Keep Vaccines Safe in Rural Uganda

What began as a massive expansion of cold chain space required to accommodate both COVID-19 vaccines and routine immunisation programmes continues today. Now, it is curbing high… Read more »

Africa: Home-Based Care - a Covid-19 Era Strategy Helps Fight Mpox

As mpox continues to affect communities across 26 African countries, health officials are turning to familiar strategies to manage the caseload. One such approach, home-based care,… Read more »

Africa: Plan for Dashboard Mapping Africa's Health Supply Chain

A well-functioning supply chain is the backbone of any health system. Yet across Africa, insufficient infrastructure, fragmented logistics, and limited access to real-time data… Read more »

Central Africa: The Road to Secure Biological Sample Transportation in Central Africa

When COVID-19 hit the Central African Republic in 2020, the state's ability to deliver essential services was limited. Much of the Central African Republic was, and still is,… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Mobilises Emergency Public-Health Response After Hospital Attack in Sudan

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is currently dispatching critical medical commodities and supplies following the 28 October 2025 attack on the… Read more »

Africa: Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship Provides Real-Life Immersion

Two cohorts of Public Health Emergency Management Fellows have so far been released by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) across the continent.… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Strengthens Mpox Response Through Additional Vaccine Support From Bavarian Nordic

Africa CDC has received an additional donation of 110,000 doses of mpox vaccines from Bavarian Nordic to support the ongoing response to the mpox outbreak across the continent. Read more »

Africa: 4th International Conference On Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) Closes With Launch of 'The Durban Promise'

27 October 2025, Durban, South Africa --The 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) closed on 25 October with the launch of The Durban Promise. This… Read more »