Tanzania: Tanzania Strengthens Cross-Border Disease Control

Kagera, a critical border region in Tanzania, serves as a gateway connecting multiple countries, including Uganda, Burundi, and Rwanda. Its strategic position makes it highly… Read more »

Zambia: Fighting Multiple Outbreaks in Zambia's Copperbelt

Rain lashes the ground in northern Zambia, but the mission presses on. It's a Wednesday in January, and the showers that drench this region--bordering the Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Africa: Cameroon Prepares to Launch National Strategy On Maternal Health

For many women in Cameroon, childbirth remains a significant health risk. Despite medical advancements, the country continues to have one of the highest maternal and infant… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »