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 Self-Reliance to Achieve Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa.” Co-hosted by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), and the Government…
Addis Ababa/Pretoria/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 “Moving Towards Self-Reliance to Achieve Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa.” Co-hosted by the Africa Centres for Disease Control…
Addis Ababa — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has congratulated the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) on achieving the World Health Organization (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) for its medicines regulatory system. This milestone is a major step forward in ensuring the safety, quality, and effectiveness of medicines in…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — 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 Organization (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) for its medicines regulatory system. This milestone is a major step forward in ensuring the safety, quality, and…
New York — 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 their fifth birthday, despite cheap and effective treatments. “Sickle cell disease has silently devastated families across Africa for generations,” said H.E. Dr….
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 rigorous Due Diligence Assessment, the United Kingdom has formally approved direct funding to Africa CDC as the framework for partnership. This decision marks a new era of…
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 workforce capacity for Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) surveillance across ten African Union (AU) Member States. The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of USD 2.65m towards the initiative, and the…
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): CONSIDERING Assembly/AU/Dec.924 (XXXVIII) of February 2025, which recognized the pivotal role played by Africa CDC in safeguarding Africa’s public health by providing strategic direction,…
Addis Ababa / New York — 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 of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80). The meeting was chaired at the highest level of…
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