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 »

Africa: Charting a Pathway Toward Self-Reliance - 4th International Conference On Public Health in Africa (Cphia) Opens in Durban, South Africa

22 October 2025, Durban, South Africa - The 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) opened today at the Durban International Convention Centre,… Read more »

West Africa: Africa CDC and Partners Open High-Level Regional Forum On Immunisation in West Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with the Government of Senegal and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has today opened the High-Level… Read more »

Africa: International Conference on Public Health in Africa #CPHIA2025 Opens in Durban 22–25 October

The 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) will take place from 22 to 25 October 2025 in Durban, South Africa, under the theme "Moving Towards… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Launches the African Manufacturing Market Intelligence & Network Analysis (AMMINA) Platform

10 October 2025 - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is proud to announce the official launch of the African Manufacturing Market Intelligence &… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC and Government of South Africa Announce 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA), 22–25 October 2025, Durban

The 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) will take place from 22 to 25 October 2025 in Durban, South Africa, under the theme “Moving Towards… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC and Government of South Africa Announce 4th International Conference On Public Health in Africa (Cphia), 22-25 October 2025, Durban

7 October 2025 - The 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) will take place from 22 to 25 October 2025 in Durban, South Africa, under the theme… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Congratulates Ethiopia's Regulatory Authority On Achieving WHO Maturity Level 3

October 1, 2025 - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) congratulates the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) on achieving the World Health… Read more »

Africa: A New Day for Children With Sickle Cell Disease - Africa CDC Calls for Urgent Action At UN

Africa's health agency has called for urgent action on sickle cell disease, warning that most of the 300,000 babies born with the condition each year on the continent die before… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Welcomes UK's Formal Approval of Direct Funding Following Successful Due Diligence Assessment

Addis Ababa, 24 September 2025 - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is pleased to announce a historic milestone: following nearly one year of… Read more »

Africa: Call for Manufacturers - Training in Navigating and Complying With Africa's Continental Regulatory Landscape.

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Africa: Africa CDC to Boost NCD Surveillance Across 10 Countries in East and Southern Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has partnered with the Novo Nordisk Foundation, a Danish enterprise Foundation, to strengthening public health… Read more »

Africa: Communiqué From Africa CDC On the Committee of Heads of State and Government Extraordinary Session On the Margins of UNGA 80

The Committee of Heads of State and Government (CHSG) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) convened an Extraordinary Virtual Session on the margins… Read more »

Africa: Decision of the Committee of Heads of State and Government of Africa CDC Extraordinary Session On the Margins of Unga 80

We, the Committee of Heads of State and Government (CHSG) of the Africa CDC, meeting virtually on the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80): Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: New Ebola Outbreak Confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A sixteenth outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been confirmed in Kasai province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), government officials announced today. Read more »

Africa: New Warehouses to Strengthen Africa's Rapid Health Emergency Response

When a public health emergency strikes, every hour counts. Rapid access to medical countermeasures can be the difference between containment and escalation. Read more »

Africa: Strong Public Engagement in Africa's Mpox Fight - but Gaps Persist

A year after mpox was declared a continental health threat, Africa's response has shown encouraging momentum. An interim analysis of a new study by the Africa Centres for Disease… Read more »

Africa: Mpox Still a Continental Emergency, Africa CDC Advisory Group Recommends

The Emergency Consultative Group (ECG), which advises the Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on mpox, has urged that the Public… Read more »