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Africa CDC and European Commission Launch New Initiative to Strengthen Mpox Testing and Sequencing Across Africa

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago05 mins

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…

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Africa CDC Unveils Plan to Improve NCD, Mental Health Tracking

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago04 mins

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…

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Africa CDC Launches Health Journalism Fellowship to Strengthen Public Health Storytelling

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago06 mins

New track under African Union Media Fellowship aims to promote evidence-based storytelling and health security reporting ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | 23 July 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the continental public health agency of the African Union, has launched a health journalism fellowship aimed at empowering African journalists to…

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Africa CDC Set to Launch Groundbreaking Knowledge Management Portal

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago09 mins

A year on, the ongoing mpox outbreak now affects 26 countries across Africa, up from seven initially. Containing the outbreak remains a challenge, complicated by the disease’s four clades and several sub-strains, the latest of which was only identified earlier this year. For example, Clade I is typically associated with higher mortality rates and more…

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Africa CDC Statement On the Peace Agreement Between the Government of the DRC and the Congo River Alliance/M23

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago05 mins

Addis Ababa — Africa CDC welcomes the signing of the Declaration of Principles on 19 July 2025 between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Congo River Alliance/M23. Africa CDC echoes the appreciation expressed by H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and applaud the political courage of…

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Africa: Liberia’s Public Health Boss Joins Africa CDC Workshop On Mpox Vaccine Strategy in Addis Ababa

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago02 mins

Addis Ababa — The Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, is leading a Liberian delegation to a high-level workshop organized by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa. According to an NPHIL release, the workshop aims to develop a coordinated…

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Africa CDC Launches Framework to Combat Health Impact of Climate Change

eriinfo.com1 month ago06 mins

Mr Kaseya said climate change is already wreaking havoc across Africa, driving extreme weather events, shifting disease patterns, food insecurity, and waterborne illnesses The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a strategic framework to address the health impacts of climate change. The Director-General of the Africa CDC, Jean Kaseya, described…

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West Africa: Africa CDC, Ecowas Commit to Strengthening Public Health Capacity Across West Africa

eriinfo.com2 months ago04 mins

Monrovia, Liberia — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through its West Africa Regional Coordinating Centre, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing public health capacity across the region. The pledge was made at the conclusion of a three-day workshop held…

Kennedy-appointed CDC vaccine panel says it will scrutinize the childhood vaccine schedule

eriinfo.com2 months ago012 mins

A federal vaccine advisory committee plans to review the childhood vaccination schedule and scrutinize vaccines that have been approved for decades, fueling concerns that the panel may consider changes to long-standing vaccine recommendations. On Wednesday, the newly appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices convened for the first time. Earlier this month, Health Secretary Robert F….

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Africa CDC Reports Daily Cholera Cases Decline in Amhara, Attributes Progress to Joint Response

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

Addis Abeba– Daily cholera cases in the Amhara Region have declined in recent weeks, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), which attributed the development to a “coordinated response” implemented jointly with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and the Amhara Public Health Institute (APHI). Africa CDC said the deployment…