Africa CDC Youth

15/08/2025

In further commemoration of the Africa CDC Youth Week, we are excited to announce that we are convening a virtual fireside chat that focuses on Expert Tips on Navigating a Career in Public Health.

This webinar session is designed as a capacity-strengthening conversation to provide practical advice to early-career professionals on building a purposeful and resilient career in public health.

Mr Sanusi Ibraheem will speak extensively on international development & health governance as a professional who is experienced in providing strategic support to leadership in health and governance within the African Union context.

Dr Mazyanga Lucy Mazaba Liwewe will speak on her experience across public health, education, and community engagement as a public health leader in Zambia.

Mr Rotimi Olawale will take on youth advocacy & policy engagement to show how young public health professionals can effectively integrate advocacy into their career paths without losing focus on technical growth.

Dr. Bettina Buabeng-Baidoo will speak on the Youth in Global Health Governance Report.

Dr. Chrys Promesse Kaniki will speak about the work being done via the Africa CDC Youth Programme.

Click the link to register and be part of the conversations: https://africacdc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yHnLlTCsQvGBuZe7GuuhNA #/registration

Date: 15th August 2025
Time: 15:00 - 16:30 EAT

22/05/2025

Africa CDC’s Bingwa PLUS Y-Health Pitching Event kicks off from 27–30 May in Abuja!

30 dynamic youth innovators will be pitching innovative and game-changing health ideas ready for funding. United under one powerful vision, a healthier, self-reliant Africa shaped by youth-led innovation.

Follow along as we spotlight bold solutions transforming public health across the continent.


African Union YouthhubAfrica GIZ,German International Cooperation

23/01/2025

Tanzania has declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after confirming one case and identifying 25 suspected cases in the Kagera Region of Northwestern Tanzania.

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ADDIS ABABA, January 20, 2025 – Tanzania has declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after confirming one case and identifying 25 suspected cases in the Kagera Region of Northwestern Tanzania. The Marburg virus, a highly infectious and often fatal disease, is similar to Ebola and is transm...

17/01/2025

Africa CDC’s support for the MOSA, a pan-African randomized platform adaptive trial for the MpOx Study, adding to the initial EU funding, has enabled the enrollment of the first patients at Mbandaka Hospital in Equateur Province, in DR Congo.

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ADDIS ABABA, KINSHASA, WASHINGTON, PARIS, January 15, 2025 – Africa CDC’s support for the MOSA, a pan-African randomized platform adaptive trial for the MpOx Study, adding to the initial EU funding, has enabled the enrollment of the first patients at Mbandaka Hospital in Equateur Province, Democ...

17/01/2025

Avez-vous postulé pour le programme d'incubation Y-Health d'Africa CDC ?

Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer que 50 jeunes Africains ont été sélectionnés pour participer au programme d'incubation.

Veuillez vérifier votre courrier électronique car le processus de sélection est désormais terminé et les participants sélectionnés ont été informés.

Félicitations à tous les participants sélectionnés. 🥳🎉

Nous avons hâte de vous accueillir.

17/01/2025

Did you apply for the Africa CDC Y-Health Incubation Programme?

We are happy to announce that 50 young Africans have been selected to participate in the Incubation Programme.

Kindly check your email as the selection process is now concluded, and selected participants have been notified.

Congratulations to all selected participants. 🥳🎉

We can’t wait to have you.

24/12/2024

The Africa CDC congratulates the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) on its milestone of earning the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Maturity Level 3 designation for medicines regulation, making Egypt the first African nation to achieve this status for medicines and vaccine regulation.

The Africa CDC congratulates the Egyptian Drug Authority on its historic milestone of earning the WHO’s Maturity Level 3 (ML3) designation for medicines regulation.

19/12/2024

The Africa CDC has deployed a multidisciplinary team of experts including epidemiologists, laboratory scientists, and infection prevention & control experts, on an investigative mission for disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9 December – From 5 to 7 December, the Director General of Africa CDC, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, travelled to the DRC to engage with national authorities, assess the situation on the ground, and extend Africa CDC’s support in the investigation of an unknown “disease X.....

19/12/2024

Dr Jean Kaseya, the DG of Africa CDC emphasized several key approaches that could help Africa address systemic barriers & advance sustainable solutions for global health resilience at the presidential opening of the 52nd Board Meeting of The Global Fund.

Africa is at a crossroads. The continent is fighting multiple disease outbreaks amid a tightening fiscal space that is affecting many of our trusted funding partners. It will take collaboration beyond the health sector, adaptation to the rapidly changing world, advancing digital health solutions and...

19/12/2024

On November 1, the week-long residential for the 25 fellows of the Kofi Annan Fellowship in Global Health Leadership concluded in Cairo, Egypt. This marked the second residential session of the 4th cohort of fellows.

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On November 1, the week-long residential for the 25 fellows of the Kofi Annan Fellowship in Global Health Leadership concluded in Cairo, Egypt. This marked the second residential session of the fourth cohort of fellows, which ran from October 25 to November 1, providing opportunities for observati...

19/12/2024

The African Health Research Agenda Should Focus on Delivering More Health Outcomes.

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An impact-driven, outcome-guided, priority-based, and ethically conducted health research agenda in Africa urgently needs a standardised approach to health research prioritisation, a pan-African health research workshop that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from November 21–23, 2024, heard...

19/12/2024

The Global Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Consortium (GLOWACON) Regional Conference, held on the 9th and 10th December under the auspices of the Africa CDC, the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), and the World Health Organization (WHO), convened over 250 participants from diverse sectors—including experts, scientists, policymakers, funders, researchers, and implementers.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 December – The Global Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Consortium (GLOWACON) Regional Conference, held on 9th and 10th December under the auspices of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the Health Emergency Preparedness and Respon...