Africa CDC

@AfricaCDC is a continental autonomous health agency of the @_AfricanUnion strengthening the capacity of Member States to respond to disease threats.

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Africa’s health security begins with a strong, skilled and supported health workforce.

Across our continent, community health workers are on the frontlines of healthcare, reaching underserved communities, preventing disease, detecting health threats early and connecting families to essential services. Investing in them is a political, public health and economic priority.

From 28–30 October 2026, Abuja, Nigeria, will host the High-Level Forum on a Fit-for-Purpose Health Workforce, advancing Africa’s ambition to reach 2 million community health workers by 2030.

Hosted by H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, African Union Champion for Human Resources for Health and the Community Health Delivery Partnership, the Forum will bring together African leadership, including Africa CDC Director General Dr Jean Kaseya, Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, and UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Dr Omar Abdi, alongside governments and partners.

The ambition is clear: translate political commitments into sustained financing, stronger health systems and a community health workforce equipped to deliver for Africa’s people.

For Africa CDC, investing in community health workers is central to stronger primary healthcare, health security and Africa’s health sovereignty.

Africa’s health workforce is Africa’s future. The time to invest is now.

#AfricaCDC #CommunityHealthWorkers #HealthWorkforce #PrimaryHealthCare #HealthSecurity #CHW2030 @Fmohnigeria @UNICEF

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Special Briefing on Ebola Outbreak Response | Oct. 8, 2026 https://t.co/1ZpTZFi27s

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A new continental network launched by Africa CDC will strengthen vaccine safety monitoring and generate evidence specific to African populations.

Developed in collaboration with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (@CEPIvaccines), the African Vaccine Safety Sentinel Surveillance Network (AVASSN) will establish background rates for health emergencies, helping experts assess potential vaccine safety signals and make informed public health decisions.

From 28 September to 2 October 2026, vaccine safety experts from 10 African countries gathered in Lusaka, Zambia, for a five-day training-of-trainers to build the technical capacity to needed generate robust, context-specific safety data.

The initiative will strengthen vaccine safety surveillance and ensure African populations are better represented in global vaccine research, development and decision-making.
Africa-led evidence. Stronger vaccine safety monitoring. Greater confidence in immunisation.

#VaccineSafety #Pharmacovigilance #AfricaCDC #AVASSN #CEPI #Immunization #PublicHealth #AfricanHealth

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Africa has the knowledge and ideas to solve its health challenges. Africa is ready to move from research and evidence to action and turn science into solutions that make a real difference in people’s lives.

Africa is ready. Are you?

📅 23–27 November 2026 📍 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
🔗 Register NOW: https://t.co/C2850qoxL5

#CPHIA2026 #AfricaReady

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Kenya is leading the way in #LocalManufacturing, setting a powerful example for Africa’s journey toward health self-reliance. At #UNGA81, visionary leaders came together to chart a bold roadmap for the continent’s future.

Hon. @HonAdenDuale, Cabinet Secretary for Health, #Kenya, emphasised: “African manufacturers face a very profound market failure, and that is why we must correct the market failure.”

@Dr_JeanKaseya, Director General of Africa CDC, announced a historic milestone: for the first time, Africa will drive the entire process, from clinical trials to regulation, manufacturing, and market access, right here on the continent.

As Kenya faces the challenge of Ebola, Africa CDC stands in solidarity with the Kenyan people and government, confident in their resilience and leadership.

Don’t miss this inspiring conversation; watch now: https://t.co/Rngup3vSIu

#AfricaManufactures #EbolaResponse #MadeInAfrica #HealthSovereignty @kenya_moh

[Africa CDC @AfricaCDC]

Stronger preparedness requires more than responding to crises. It requires African countries to have the systems, capacity and resources to act early.

As our Director-General, @Dr_JeanKaseya, highlights, sustained and predictable investment in African-led solutions is essential to anticipate threats, respond faster and protect our communities.

#AfricaHealthSecurity #AfricaReady

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“Preparedness cannot begin when a crisis arrives.”

@AfricaCDC Director-General @Dr_JeanKaseya makes the case for sustained, predictable investment in African-led systems and solutions, shaped by countries’ own realities, that can anticipate threats, respond faster, and protect communities.

The @Pandemic_Fund is proud to support countries across #Africa in building stronger, more sustainable preparedness.

▶️ Watch his message.

💡Learn more about #CommitmentsInActionPF: https://t.co/DdUVal0Wqu

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178,600 mothers. 1.18 million newborns die  Every year, in Africa alone.

Most of these deaths are preventable. Africa has shown what is possible: maternal mortality across AU Member States fell 42% between 2000 and 2023. But at the current pace, we will reach 2030 at nearly five times the SDG target.

The gap is not in policy. It is in financing and implementation, and that is where parliaments come in.

Africa CDC's new continental report on causes and drivers of maternal and child mortality (August 2026) found that only 28 of 55 Member States reported a dedicated sexual and reproductive health budget line. Of 34 countries whose death reviews were examined, only 14 documented progress on earlier recommendations.

On October 8, on the margins of the 153rd IPU Assembly in Arusha, the Office of the AU Champion for Maternal and Child Health and Africa CDC will convene African parliamentarians for a high-level dinner dialogue:

From Commitment to Results: African Parliamentary Action for the Three Zeros on RMNCAH towards 2030.

The Three Zeros, championed by H.E. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania and AU Champion for Maternal and Child Health:

→ Zero Home Delivery
→ Zero Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths
→ Zero Unvaccinated Children

Parliamentarians approve the budgets, ask the questions and hold governments to account. The aim is to leave Arusha with an agreed Africa Parliamentary Action Note, named focal points in each delegation and a date to review progress.

Commitments only matter when they are financed, implemented and tracked.

#ThreeZeros #RMNCAH #MaternalHealth #ChildHealth #IPU153 #AfricaCDC #AfricanUnion #HealthFinancing

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Africa CDC Boosts Kenya’s Ebola Response with Critical Laboratory Supplies

Today, Africa CDC strengthened Kenya’s Ebola response with the handover of *400 Ebola detection tests, 500 extraction kits, laboratory consumables and protective coveralls.*

Dr Lul Pout Riek, Africa CDC Special Regional Representative for the Eastern Africa RCC, handed over the supplies on behalf of Director General H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya to Esther Sigilai, Director of National Laboratory Services and Biosecurity at KNPHI.

The support will strengthen rapid testing and laboratory readiness.

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https://t.co/1ZpTZFhuhU

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Africa must be heard when global health leadership is chosen.

On 23 November in Addis Ababa, African Ministers of Health and Finance will engage the six candidates for WHO Director-General during #CPHIA2026.

The dialogue will focus on Africa’s priorities, including health security and sovereignty.

Read more | https://t.co/DWGIZPD4fL

#AfricaCDC #WHO #AfricaReady

[Africa CDC @AfricaCDC]

Every health challenge is an opportunity to prepare better for the future. Africa is ready to learn from its challenges, strengthen its response and build greater resilience against future health threats.

Africa is ready. Are you?

📅 23–27 November 2026 📍 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
🔗 Register NOW: https://t.co/C2850qoxL5

#CPHIA2026 #AfricaReady

[Africa CDC @AfricaCDC]

The crusade for African Union member states to have quality laboratory systems that produce accurate, reliable, and timely results to guide clinical decisions during health emergencies is ongoing in Africa.
Over 60 experts and multi-sectorial stakeholders from across government agencies, international partners and civil society involved in strengthening laboratory systems met in Monrovia from 07 – 11 September 2026.
Under the guidance of Africa CDC through its Centre for Laboratory Diagnostics and Systems Liberia reviewed and revised the Liberia National Laboratory Strategic Plan which runs from 2026 – 2030.
The country assessed its progress, identified gaps, and has now charted a realistic, well-costed Plan for 2026–2031.
The new strategy, given the consultative approach used in its development, has established a comprehensive roadmap for strengthening laboratory governance, policy implementation, coordination and regulatory oversight across different sectors.

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Africa has many experts, researchers and health professionals with knowledge that can help improve public health.

The Africa Health Knowledge Hub brings this knowledge together so it can be shared, used and turned into action.

With 250,000+ users, 1,000+ knowledge products and 40+ active communities, the Hub is growing across Africa and beyond.

Africa CDC is calling on researchers, health professionals, policymakers and public health institutions to share their knowledge, evidence, join communities and help shape better health decisions across the continent.

🔗 Join the Africa Health Knowledge Hub: https://t.co/U13OhM6XTT

Read more: https://t.co/u0gMYx63Oj

#AfricaCDC #PublicHealth #HealthKnowledge

[Africa CDC @AfricaCDC]

Join us this Thursday for an important briefing on health emergencies across the continent.
Date: 8 Oct 2026
Time: * 16:00 | EAT (GMT+3)
* 15:00 | SAST (GMT+2)
* 14:00 | CAT (GMT+1)
* 13:00 | WAT (GMT)
Register to participate: https://t.co/OhJwEdXfd8
The briefing will provide updates on the #Ebola Outbreak in the DRC, including ongoing response actions and regional coordination efforts. #HealthSecurity #AfricaResponds

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L’Afrique est prête à partager les leçons et solutions du terrain pour renforcer la santé publique.
À #CPHIA2026, faisons entendre les voix proches des communautés.
L'Afrique est prête. Et vous?
📅 23–27 Nov | 📍 Addis Ababa
🔗 https://t.co/C2850qoxL5
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Africa is ready to share field lessons and solutions to strengthen public health.
At #CPHIA2026, we will amplify the voices of those closest to communities.
Africa is ready. Are you?
📅 23–27 Nov | 📍 Addis Ababa
🔗 https://t.co/C2850qoxL5

#CPHIA2026 #AfricaReady

[Africa CDC @AfricaCDC]

Women are driving change across Africa. Africa is ready to give women a stronger voice in shaping health, communities and the future of the continent.

At CPHIA 2026, we will highlight the ideas, leadership and contributions of women in building a stronger Africa.

Africa is ready. Are you?

📅 23–27 November 2026 📍 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
🔗 Register NOW: https://t.co/C2850qoxL5

#CPHIA2026 #AfricaReady

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Over the past two years, Africa CDC has been working with Ghana to strengthen its Public Health Emergency Operations Centres, including through equipment, communications and data systems, operational support and workforce development.

As part of this work, 50 national and subnational experts recently came together to strengthen their skills in emergency management, planning, logistics, coordination and simulation exercises.

The focus is on building stronger systems, improving coordination and helping Ghana respond faster and more effectively when health emergencies occur.

Read more: https://t.co/BBekR6CB3R

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Les défis de santé de l’Afrique demandent une action collective. L’Afrique est prête à renforcer la collaboration entre les pays, les institutions et les acteurs de la santé pour trouver des solutions et faire avancer la santé sur le continent.

L’Afrique est prête. Et vous ?

��� 23–27 Novembre 2026 📍 Addis Abeba, Ethiopie
🔗 Inscrivez-vous maintenant : https://t.co/C2850qoxL5

#CPHIA2026 #AfricaReady

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L’Afrique est prête à passer à des actions concrètes. Et vous ?
Un seul rendez-vous : CPHIA 2026.
Addis-Abeba
23–27 novembre 2026
Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant : https://t.co/FnVYEMsawf

#AfricaReady

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Africa CDC supports the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in strengthening transparency, financial tracking and accountability, identifying gaps, and ensuring funding is directed where it is most needed in the Ebola response.

Every dollar must be traceable from commitment to impact, supporting health facilities and frontline responders to save lives, protect communities and end the outbreak.

Read the Communiqué: https://t.co/WnQNmZ0Xxr

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Africa CDC accompagne le Gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo dans le renforcement de la transparence, du suivi financier et de la redevabilité, l’identification des lacunes et la garantie que les financements sont dirigés là où ils sont le plus nécessaires dans le cadre de la riposte contre Ebola.

Chaque dollar doit pouvoir être retracé, de l’engagement à l’impact, afin de soutenir les établissements de santé et les intervenants de première ligne, sauver des vies, protéger les communautés et mettre fin à l’épidémie.

Lire le Communiqué : https://t.co/j24WLD95z3

#AfricaCDC #Ebola #HealthSecurity #Accountability