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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Strengthening media partnerships for Africa’s health.

Africa CDC and the Government of Ethiopia, co-hosts of #CPHIA2026, brought media together at Africa CDC HQ with the Ministry of Health and Government Communication Service to strengthen public awareness and participation.

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After Kenya confirmed an imported Ebola case, Dr Wessam Mankoula, Director of Emergency and a team from the Africa CDC travelled to Kenya to support the national response alongside WHO and other partners. During his intervention at the #WorldHealthSummit in Berlin, he explains why he joined the field response instead of the meeting in person.
See the full video in the link:
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#AfricaReady#AfricaRespond

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Taking stock, together.

At our Q3 Review, teams from across Africa CDC came together to measure progress, confront gaps and sharpen our priorities for the final stretch of the year.

Every voice in the room shapes the work ahead. One team. One vision. A continent that is health secure and sovereign.

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Faire le point, ensemble.

Lors de notre revue du troisième trimestre, les équipes d'Africa CDC se sont réunies pour mesurer les progrès, identifier les lacunes et affiner nos priorités pour la dernière ligne droite de l'année.

Chaque voix présente façonne le travail à venir. Une seule équipe. Une seule vision. Un continent en sécurité sanitaire et souverain.

#AHSS #AfricaResponds #AfricaReady #Q3 #OneTeam #HealthSecurity #HealthSovereignty

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H.E. @Dr_JeanKaseya on @TRTWorld: Africa CDC is working with donors, partners and the government of #DRC to trace Ebola funds, so that every resource reaches the response. #Ebola #SharedAccountability

S.E. Dr Jean Kaseya sur @TRTWorld : Africa CDC travaille avec les bailleurs, les partenaires et le gouvernement de la #RDC pour retracer les fonds Ebola, afin que chaque ressource atteigne la riposte.
#Ebola #RedevabilitéPartagée #AfricaResponds @Com_mediasRDC @MinSanteRDC

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On @trtworld today, I spoke about Ebola funding for DRC. More than $700 million given to implementing partners has not been declared to the government.

Doctors still lack protective equipment, and health centres lack medicines.

Accountability has to be shared. Donors and partners now have the chance to show the same transparency they ask of Africa.

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Aujourd'hui sur TRT World, j'ai parlé du financement de la #RiposteEbola en RDC. Plus de 700 millions de dollars versés aux partenaires de mise en œuvre n'ont pas été déclarés au gouvernement.

Des médecins manquent encore d'équipements de protection, des centres de santé manquent de médicaments. La redevabilité doit être partagée.

Les bailleurs et leurs partenaires ont aujourd'hui l'occasion de faire preuve de la même transparence qu'ils demandent à l'Afrique.

Link: https://t.co/1haAUjDQYM

#Ebola #DRC #RDC #Accountability #Redevabilité #AfricaResponds

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Young people are a big part of Africa’s future. Africa is ready to give young people a stronger voice, support their ideas and create opportunities for them to transform the continent’s health future.

Africa is ready. Are you?

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

#CPHIA2026 #AfricaReady

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In 2018, Africa had about 4.3 million health workers. By 2024, that number reached 5.72 million.
That is about 700,000 more nurses, doctors, midwives and other health workers in six years.

Community health workers alone now number around 1.06 million. For many families in rural areas, they are the first, and often the only, link to care.
But these numbers represent less than 50% of the health workforce Africa needs to meet Universal Health Coverage targets by 2030.

The shortage is easing, but slowly. It has gone from 6.1 million to 5.85 million.
We are moving in the right direction, but not fast enough. Africa must train, recognize, regulate, remunerate and empower its health workers faster and at a far larger scale.

#AfricaCDC #PrimaryHealthCare #HealthSecurity #CHW2030 #fmohnigeria #UNICEF

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Sur la @rtncofficielle1, je suis revenu sur les avancées de la riposte menée par le gouvernement congolais et sur le suivi des financements mobilisés.

Nous connaissons les engagements des partenaires et ce qu'ils ont déboursé. Le gouvernement va désormais assurer un suivi rapproché auprès de chacun d'eux, pour que chaque dollar arrive sur le terrain.

Quand les communautés mènent la riposte, la résistance tombe. Les déplacements sont signalés et les contacts identifiés plus tôt.

La confiance se construit avec les communautés, et dans la transparence.

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On RTNC, I spoke about the progress of the Congolese government's response and the tracking of funds mobilised.

We know what partners have committed and what they have disbursed. The government will now follow up closely with each of them, so every dollar reaches the frontline.

When communities lead, resistance falls away. Movements are reported and contacts identified earlier.

Trust is built with communities, and through transparency.

#AfricaResponds #LAfriqueRépond #AfricaReady #Ebola #RDC #DRC

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Face à la presse congolaise, notre Directeur général, S.E. @Dr_JeanKaseya, a expliqué comment se fait le suivi des financements de la #RiposteEbola en RDC, du bailleur de fonds jusqu'au terrain.

#AfricaResponds #RDC #VillageCentered

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Échange avec la presse congolaise à #Kinshasa. Sur @TopCongo, j'ai répondu aux questions des journalistes sur le financement de la #RiposteEbola.

J'ai expliqué comment l'argent circule. Les bailleurs de fonds déclarent ce qu'ils envoient, les partenaires de mise en œuvre rendent compte de son utilisation, et le gouvernement conduit la riposte.

La transparence et la redevabilité sont essentielles à la confiance.

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Exchanging with the Congolese press in #Kinshasa.

On Top Congo, I answered journalists' questions on how the #EbolaResponse is funded.

I explained how the money flows. Donors report what they send, implementing partners account for how it is used, and the government leads the response.

Transparency and accountability are essential to building trust.

🎥 https://t.co/6c3GHv24Pi

#AfricaResponds #AfricaReady #Ebola #DRC #RDC

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#RDC: 🚨 Où est passé l’argent mobilisé contre #Ebola ?

Sur les plus de 900 millions USD mobilisés par les partenaires internationaux pour la riposte contre Ebola en RDC, seuls 200 millions seraient retracés, selon le Dr Jean Kaseya @Dr_JeanKaseya , directeur général d’Africa @AfricaCDC . Qu’en est-il des 700 millions restants ?

Face à cette situation, il exige la transparence dans la gestion des fonds destinés à sauver des vies.

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, en français : Centre africain de contrôle et de prévention des maladies , est une agence de santé publique autonome de l’Union africaine, créée pour aider les pays africains à prévenir les maladies, à détecter les épidémies et à mieux répondre aux urgences sanitaires.

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5 months of Ebola response. 5 months of collective action.

Communities affected, families grieving, yet solidarity remains strong.

Every day, health workers, volunteers and community leaders join forces to protect lives.
Every action matters. Every voice matters. Every life matters. #AfricaReady

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Africa CDC’s weekly press briefing on the Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak, scheduled for today, Thursday 15 October 2026 at 16:00 (Addis Ababa time), has been postponed. A new date and time will be shared. We regret any inconvenience to our media partners. Thank you for your continued Support.

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Le Centre de coordination régional d’Africa CDC a été le théâtre d’une rencontre stratégique entre le Dr Athman Mravili , Représentant résident de la @FAO pour le Gabon et São Tomé-et-Príncipe, et le Dr Thaddee Ndikumana, Représentant spécial du Directeur général d’Africa CDC pour l’Afrique centrale.

Cette collaboration prometteuse s’articule autour de l’approche « Une seule santé ». Les échanges ont également exploré des opportunités de coopération via le Fonds pour les pandémies et l’intégration avec la CEEAC et la CEMAC/OCEAC.

La FAO a réaffirmé son engagement à collaborer avec Africa CDC pour élaborer un protocole d’accord, ouvrant la voie à des échanges techniques et à la définition de priorités communes.

#AfricaReady #FAO #OneHealth #UneSeuleSanté #Gabon #SécuritéSanitaire

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Ébola en RDC : 5 mois de riposte, où en sommes-nous ? | EN DIRECT https://t.co/td59LweEPA

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At the current pace, Africa won't reach the #SDG target for #MaternalDeaths until around 2050. The deadline is 2030.

At #IPU153 in Arusha, the @_AfricanUnion Champion Secretariat, led by Hon. @ummymwalimu, and Africa CDC presented the Continental Report to 650+ parliamentarians.

🎥 https://t.co/30Xus2LjKt #ThreeZeros #PHCTransformation #MamaSamia

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⏳ 40 days to go!

Africa’s health future starts with shared ideas and collective action.
Join us at #CPHIA2026 to connect, learn and explore solutions to Africa’s public health challenges.

📍 Addis Ababa | 23–27 November 2026
🔗 https://t.co/t59iy1xsEj

#AfricaReady #AfricaCDC

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Africa’s health security depends on a skilled public health workforce. But training alone is not enough. The skills people gain must also be recognised.

With Africa facing a projected shortage of 5.85 million health workers, Africa CDC is introducing a new accreditation framework to improve the quality of public health training and ensure that learning is recognised.

Developed with the Association of Schools of Public Health in Africa (ASPHA), the framework will help ensure that training builds the right skills and delivers real results.

Investing in training matters. Making sure it counts matters even more.

Read more | https://t.co/cVKAZP1Rkk

#AfricaCDC #PublicHealth #HealthWorkforce

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Airport screening is only the first layer. Some travellers have no symptoms when they arrive, and Ebola symptoms can appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure.

Dr. Wessam Mankoula of @AfricaCDC sets out the next layers:

Community surveillance: anyone who develops symptoms after travel, or after contact with a case or death, should report quickly

Laboratory capacity: Africa CDC is supplying test kits to Kenya and other affected and at-risk countries, and trained health workers in biosafety and biosecurity before the outbreak

Continental cooperation: on day one, Africa CDC brought together the Ministries of Health of Kenya, DRC, and Uganda to share information.
Strong national capacity plus regional coordination is how we stop this virus.

Watch the full video here: https://t.co/ORtr03B1XZ

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Outbreaks don't announce themselves!
They start as a cough that won't clear, or a few sick neighbours whom nobody connects.
The first to notice is usually a Community Health Worker who knows every household on her route.

Her quick report can buy valuable time—days, even weeks. That is the difference between a contained cluster and a national emergency.
Africa needs 2 million of them by 2030: trained, paid, equipped, and supported by a responsive system.

That is the agenda in Abuja, 28–30 October 2026, at the High-Level Forum on a Fit-for-Purpose Health Workforce: Accelerating the Commitment to 2 million Community Health Workers by 2030, hosted by H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and AU Champion for Human Resources for Health and the Community Health Delivery Partnership.

Health security doesn't start at the border.
It starts at the doorstep.

#AfricaReady #AfricaResponds