March 06
Africa: Renewed Commitment to Strengthen Public Health Surveillance and Address Disease Outbreaks in Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in sequencing technology, strengthen their collaboration to advance… Read more »
March 01
Africa: Moving Forward the Vaccine Supply Chain in Africa
Matthew Downham, Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain, CEPI & Abebe Genetu Bayih, Ag. Lead Local Manufacturing of Health Commodities, Africa CDC. Read more »
February 28
Africa: Africa CDC's Emergency Consultative Group Recommends Continuation of Mpox As a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security
The Emergency Consultative Group (ECG) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), chaired by Professor Salim Abdool Karim, has unanimously recommended… Read more »
February 26
Africa: Regional Networks to Strengthen Africa's Vaccine and Health Products Manufacturing Workforce
In a move to accelerate Africa's capacity to produce its own vaccines and other health products, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has established… Read more »
February 17
Africa: Africa CDC and Global Health EDCTP3 Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Public Health in Africa
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Global Health European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership 3 (Global Health EDCTP3) have… Read more »
February 15
Africa: Africa CDC Director-General, Dr. Jean Kaseya, Receives Prestigious Award From African Union Chairperson
Africa CDC proudly celebrates the recognition of our Director-General, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, who has been honored with a prestigious award from outgoing AU Chairperson, H.E.… Read more »
February 13
Africa: Science Journal Plans to Grow Output
The Journal of Public Health in Africa (JPHIA), owned by Africa CDC, is planning to surpass its past publication output from African authors through mentorship. Mentoring… Read more »
Africa: $1.6m Allocated to Nine National Public Health Institutes Centers of Excellence
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has set aside $1.6million for nine newly designated National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) across Africa as… Read more »
February 11
Africa: Tanzania's Success to Reduce Maternal Mortality Ushers in a Model for Africa
Tanzania has reduced maternal mortality by 80% in a seven-year period, from 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022. The success is attributable to… Read more »
Africa: Stakeholders Gather to Strengthen Health Data Governance in Africa
Health data governance--a set of practices and policies designed to manage and control healthcare data throughout its lifecycle, ensuring its accuracy, privacy, security, and… Read more »
Africa: Plan to End Cervical Cancer in Africa By 2030
Researchers led by the Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) will establish three Centers of Excellence in Rwanda, Morocco, and Zambia to gather evidence and accelerate… Read more »
Africa: Communiqué - the 2nd Vaccines and Other Health Products Manufacturing Forum for African Union Member States
PREAMBLE: The Ministers of Health and representatives of African Union Member States gathered for the 2nd Vaccines and other Health Products Manufacturing Forum in Cairo, Arab… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Progress Towards Sustainable Local Manufacturing Health Products
Africa has made significant progress towards local vaccine and other health products manufacturing--securing funding for manufacturers, improving regulatory instruments and… Read more »
February 10
Africa: Africa Leading the Way - Regional Action On Health Data Governance
Africa is leading the way. Strong national and regional leadership has ensured health data governance is on political agendas, with notable advances over the past year. The African… Read more »
February 05
Africa: Landmark Agreement Among Africa's Leading National Medicines Regulatory Authorities to Foster Collaboration
Cairo, Egypt, 4 February 2025: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and African Union Development Agency - New Partnership for Africa's Development… Read more »
Africa: New Dawn for Health Security and Sovereignty in Africa As Stakeholders Convene At Manufacturing Forum
The 2nd Vaccine and Other Health Products Manufacturing Forum, organized by Africa CDC, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Regionalized Vaccine Manufacturing Collaborative (RVMC), and… Read more »
February 01
Africa: Africa CDC Urges Immediate Action to Protect Lives Amid Escalating Health and Security Crises
To the attention of African Heads of State and Government Read more »
January 31
Africa: Africa CDC Urges Immediate Action to Protect Lives Amid Escalating Health and Security Crises
Africa is facing an unprecedented convergence of crises that threaten to undo decades of progress in health security. The number of health emergencies in Africa surged from 153… Read more »
January 20
Tanzania: Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak - Africa CDC Mobilizes Immediate Response
Tanzania has declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after confirming one case and identifying 25 suspected cases in the Kagera Region of Northwestern Tanzania. The Marburg… Read more »
January 16
Africa: Enrollment Starts in Africa CDC-Led Mpox Therapeutic Study (Mosa)
Africa CDC's support for the MOSA, a pan-African randomized platform adaptive trial for the MpOx Study, adding to the initial EU funding, has enabled the enrollment of the first… Read more »
December 22, 2024
Africa: Africa CDC Applauds Egypt's Milestone Achievement in Medicines and Vaccine Regulation
22 December 2024 - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) congratulates the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) on its historic milestone of earning the WHO's… Read more »
December 16, 2024
Africa: The Hidden Pandemic Threatening Africa's Progress
In a small rural clinic in Africa, a mother cradles her feverish child as a doctor delivers a troubling prognosis: the antibiotics aren't working. The bacteria causing the… Read more »
December 13, 2024
Africa: From Warehouse to Wellness - Africa CDC's Plan for Smarter Health Supply Chains
The current mpox outbreak has exposed some serious gaps in Africa's health systems--limited disease surveillance, testing delays and underfunded labs. But the problem doesn't stop… Read more »
Africa: GLOWACON Regional Conference Concludes With a Call to Advance Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance for Public Health in Africa
The Global Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Consortium (GLOWACON) Regional Conference, held on 9th and 10th December under the auspices of the Africa Centres for Disease… Read more »
December 12, 2024
Africa: Africa Lists Diagnostics for Priority Diseases
Africa has developed a preferred list to guide efforts in improving access to diagnostics for epidemic-prone diseases on the continent. Mpox, dengue, cholera, bacterial meningitis,… Read more »
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