The signing of a New Agreement to Drive Vaccine Impact in Africa
Addis Ababa/Geneva, 15 May 2023 – The African Union Commission (AUC) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase access and accelerate the uptake of life-saving vaccines across African Union member states towards supporting immunisation, providing technical and learning assistance and health systems strengthening. The MoU was signed on […]
Visite de courtoisie du Directeur Général d’Africa CDC, S.E. Dr Jean Kaseya à S.E. Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Président de la République de Guinée-Bissau
. . Bissau, le 12 Mai 2023 – Venant des Comores et atterrissant en Guinée Bissau le 12 mai 2023, S.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, le Directeur Général d’Africa CDC, a rendu le même jour une visite de courtoisie à S.E. Umaro Sissoco Embalo, le Président de la CEDEAO et de la République de Guinée Bissau. […]
Courtesy visit of the Director General of Africa CDC, H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya to H.E. Umaro Sissoco Embalo, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
. Bissau, le 12 Mai 2023 – Coming from Comoros and landing in Guinea Bissau on May 12, 2023, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, the Director General of Africa CDC, paid a courtesy visit the same day to H.E. Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the President of ECOWAS and Republic of Guinea-Bissau. President Embalo welcomed Dr. Jean Kaseya […]
Official launch of the Africa CDC Reproductive Health Strategy Priorities 2022-2026
05 May 2023, Addis Ababa:-The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) officially launched its Reproductive Health Strategy Priorities 2022-2026 to improve maternal and reproductive health in Africa and contribute to reducing maternal mortality within the African Union (AU) Member States. The meeting was attended by over 150 participants from 51 out of […]
Africa CDC hosts the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) Forum
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 26/04/2023. Her Excellency the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa opened the Partnerships for African Vaccines Manufacturing (PAVM) Forum at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) was established by the African Union (AU), under the Africa CDC, in […]
Africa CDC Officially Launches Event-based Surveillance Revised Framework, EBS Training Manual and Health Information Exchange Guidelines and Standards
Nairobi, Kenya, 28 March 2023. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) officially launched its continental event-based surveillance (EBS) framework and other resources to strengthen the continent’s early warning systems. The event was attended by over 150 participants, including, Directors of National Public Health Institutes and surveillance experts from African Union Member States. […]
Africa CDC launches a pathogen genomics and bioinformatics fellowship program
23 March 2003, Addis Ababa – Today the Africa CDC launched the Africa PGI – Pathogen Genomics and Bioinformatics Fellowship Program, a continental workforce development program targeting public health laboratories in the African Union Member States to improve the use of pathogen genomic data for outbreak detection and disease surveillance. Over the past few years, […]
Africa CDC and KNCV TB Plus Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and The Hague, The Netherlands, March 23, 2023 – As the world commemorates World Tuberculosis Day tomorrow, with the theme “Yes! We Can End TB” concerted efforts are under way to eradicate the disease which affects one-quarter of the world’s population. The African Union (AU), through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and […]
Republic of Tanzania declares Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) Outbreak
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 22 March 2023: On 21 March 2023, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Republic of Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Bukoba district, Kagera region, north western Tanzania. Cumulatively, eight confirmed cases and five deaths, including a health care worker have been reported (case fatality rate: 63%), while […]
Africa CDC launches Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship for African health professionals
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – March 16, 2023: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched the Africa CDC Public Health Emergency Management fellowship (Africa CDC PHEM Fellowship), as part of its strategic commitment to broader workforce development under the New Public Health Order. This fellowship will foster the development of a […]