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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | — 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 Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) remain in place. Meeting on 2 September 2025 to review the outbreak and assess whether the…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa region, in collaboration with African Union Member States, have launched a Continental Cholera Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for 2025-2026. The plan, announced by Africa CDC in a LinkedIn post on Friday, seeks to reduce cholera deaths by…
For many Americans, the Trump administration’s firing of the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is about the clash between establishment science and the anti-vaccination movement fronted by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. But for President Donald Trump, who has embraced the vaccine skepticism of his MAGA base while touting the…
The White House has named a replacement for the director of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a day after its previous leader was forced out of the job. Jim O’Neill currently serves as the deputy to Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, and will replace Susan Monarez after she was in…
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Monrovia — The African Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) is accelerating efforts to mobilize resources in its fight against mpox, one year after declaring the outbreak a public health emergency of continental security. Speaking at the continental health agency’s regular press briefing on Friday, August 23, the Incident Manager for the Democratic Republic of…
New infant-friendly formulation closes a critical treatment gap for the youngest children, with support from African-led trials and global partners. Addis Ababa, 16 August 2025 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes the approval of the first malaria treatment specifically formulated for newborns and infants weighing less than five kilogrammes…
Addis Ababa/Brussels — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the European Commission today announced the launch of the Partnership to Accelerate Mpox Testing and Sequencing in Africa (PAMTA), a landmark initiative to boost diagnostics and outbreak response capabilities in Mpox-affected African countries. Co-funded under the EU4Health 2024 Work Programme, PAMTA…
Document aims to drive data-driven action , reinforce nat’l health systems – The Africa CDC has released new guidance to help AU Member States improve surveillance of NCDs, injuries, and mental health rising threats to Africa’s health and development goals. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions are increasingly being recognized as silent epidemics across…
