Africa: Africa CDC Stands With Kenya, Calls for Lifting of Unjustified Ebola Travel Restrictions

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) expresses its strong solidarity with the Government and people of the Republic of Kenya and supports their call… Read more »

Africa: New Multisectoral Framework to Cocreate National Multisectoral Action Plan to Improve NCDs, Injuries and Mental Health

African Union Member States are a step closer to a coordinated response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), injuries and mental health conditions following the finalisation of a… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Commends Kenya's Decisive Leadership and Strengthens Joint Efforts to Contain Ebola

H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), met with Hon. Aden Duale, Cabinet Secretary for Health of the Republic… Read more »

Africa: Strengthening Africa's Outbreak-Ready Evidence Generation Capabilities

26 October 2026; OSLO; -- CEPI's Research Preparedness Program, which aims to strengthen regional clinical trial readiness and emergency evidence generation, today announced up to… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Demands Immediate Lifting of Zimbabwe Sanctions

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) supports the call issued on 23 October 2026 by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali… Read more »

Africa: AU Member States Validate African Continental Health Data Governance Framework

Validation marks a major step toward a shared continental approach to secure, ethical and sovereign health data governance, ahead of finalisation and consideration through African… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC and Ethiopian Airlines Partner to Offer 20% Airfare Discount to Self-Sponsored CPHIA 2026 Participants

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Ethiopian Airlines have partnered to offer a 20% discount on air tickets to participants attending the Fifth… Read more »

Africa: Ebola - Africa CDC Convenes African Ministers of Health As Ebola Outbreak Spreads Across Three Regions

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21 October 2026 Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Reaffirms Support to Kenya Following Confirmation of Four Additional Ebola Cases

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17 October 2026 Read more »

Africa: Africa's Pooled Procurement Mechanism Seeks to Lower Medical Product Costs

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15 October 2026 - The African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM) has moved from its pilot phase to a fully-fledged continental programme, with eight African… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Introduces New Public Health Training Accreditation Framework

With about 30% of its budget dedicated to training, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is rolling out a new accreditation framework to improve the… Read more »

Africa: Primary Health Care Continental Coordination Mechanism (Phc-CCM) Outcome Statement

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 4-5 June 2026 Read more »

Africa: African Ministers to Convene Dialogue With WHO Director-General Candidates in Addis Ababa On 23 November 2026

The 54 WHO recognized African countries represent nearly 30% of WHO Membership. Therefore, when leaders of this global health institution are selected, Africans should have the… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Expresses Solidarity With Kenya and Calls for Stronger Regional Ebola Preparedness

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reaffirmed its support to Kenya following confirmation of the country's first imported case of Bundibugyo… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Non-Communicable Diseases Burden Continues to Rise, Latest Study Finds

A 2026 Lancet Global Health analysis using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 data finds that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are accounting for a growing share of Africa's… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Supports DR Congo in Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Ebola Response Funding

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes and supports the position of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, expressed through… Read more »

Africa: Ghana Steps Up Emergency Preparedness With Africa CDC Support

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is supporting Ghana to strengthen its Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs), which coordinate… Read more »

Africa: G20+ Mobilises U.S.$2.9 Billion for Ebola Response As Africa CDC Calls for Full Transparency and Traceability of Every Dollar

New York/Addis Ababa, 24 September 2026 Read more »

Africa: Paho and Africa CDC Call for Sustained Investment and Stronger Africa-Americas Cooperation On Pandemic Preparedness

At UNGA, Burundi and Guyana joined PAHO and Africa CDC to advance country-led cooperation and financing for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response Read more »

Africa: When Ebola Strikes, HIV Care Cannot Stop

As the Democratic Republic of the Congo responds to the Ebola outbreak in Ituri, there are growing concerns about people living with HIV missing their regular care and treatment. Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Welcomes U.S. Convened G20+ Ebola Meeting and Calls for United Action, Faster Delivery and Full Transparency

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes the leadership of the United States in convening the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting on Accelerating… Read more »

Africa: Ebola Response Shows Progress, but Outbreak Remains a Continental Emergency, African Scientists Say

Four months after the Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was designated a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS),… Read more »

Africa: Health Experts and Researchers Invited to Share Knowledge Through Continental Hub

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is calling on researchers, healthcare practitioners, policymakers and national public health institutes across… Read more »

Africa: Reaching Hospital Was Only the First Step - a Stroke Survivor's Call for Safer Care

World Patient Safety Day 2026 · 17 September 2026 Read more »

Africa: South Sudan and Uganda Sign a Landmark Agreement to Strengthen Cross-Border Collaboration On Health Security

Two neighbours will strengthen joint preparedness and response to public health emergencies Read more »