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 »

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 »