TANZANIA —The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Republic of Tanzania has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Bukoba district. A total of 161 contacts have been…
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WHO, CDC to establish local vaccine manufacturing plant to fight future pandemics
AFRICA – Medical experts and leaders Africa have resolved to establish a local vaccine manufacturing plant to fight future pandemics. The World Health Organisation (WHO) in partnership with Africa Center…
Read MoreAfrica CDC to deploy digital health in improving healthcare situation in its Member States
AFRICA – Africa CDC is set to harness the potential of digital health to leapfrog some of the barriers affecting healthcare and public health in its Member States while becoming…
Read MoreAfrica CDC, GSMA partner to use mobile connectivity in combating diseases
AFRICA – Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with telecoms industry body the GSM Association (GSMA) to bring the transformational…
Read MoreAfrica CDC, IPD and SAMRC set to ramp up Africa’s biomanufacturing workforce
SOUTH AFRICA – The first Biomanufacturing Workforce Development workshop is currently ongoing and co-hosted by Africa CDC, Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) and the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC).…
Read MoreAfrica CDC partners Medicines for Malaria Venture to enhance access to quality approved antimalarials
RWANDA – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), focused on strengthening African manufacturing of…
Read MoreSecond edition of International Conference on Public Health in Africa kicks off in Rwanda
RWANDA – The 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022) has kicked off at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda. The conference aims to build on conversations…
Read MorePublic health officials convene at Africa CDC to prepare for future outbreaks
ETHIOPIA – Public health officials, experts, researchers, and scientists around Africa will this week gather at a major conference at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa CDC…
Read MoreKorea government set to donate first batch of Mpox vaccine to Africa
AFRICA – The government of the Republic of Korea, through Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), is set to donate the first batch of the Mpox vaccine to Africa…
Read MoreAfrica CDC launches workshop on revised COVID-19 testing and surveillance Strategy
GHANA – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a Consultative Workshop on Revised COVID-19 Testing and Surveillance Strategy: Transitioning from Emergency Response to Integration into…
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