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07/01/2026

🇨🇲 Cameroon | Saving Lives and Livelihoods

Solar-powered cold chain systems and new biomedical equipment are helping strengthen vaccine storage and protect vaccine quality, including in remote settings.

In this video, a frontline perspective highlights how these investments are supporting more reliable immunisation delivery.

🎥 https://youtu.be/AoLh3qD20gw

06/01/2026

As the African Health Volunteers Corps (AVoHC) marks 10 years, a supportive supervision visit to Burundi highlights the impact of AVoHC deployment on national outbreak preparedness and response.

▶️ https://youtu.be/JKx7cLDKbYc
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Alors que le Corps Africain de Volontaires de la Santé (AVoHC) marque ses dix ans, une mission de supervision de soutien au Burundi met en lumière l’impact du déploiement de l’AVoHC sur la préparation et la riposte nationales face aux épidémies.

🇪🇹 Ethiopia | Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL)Africa CDC convened a close-out and review meeting for Phase II of the S...
06/01/2026

🇪🇹 Ethiopia | Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL)

Africa CDC convened a close-out and review meeting for Phase II of the Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) Programme at the close of 2025 in Addis Ababa, marking a key milestone in Ethiopia’s SLL journey.

As the first country to launch SLL in June 2022, Ethiopia has demonstrated strong leadership, achieving significant gains in immunisation, primary health care strengthening, and community resilience.

The high-level meeting convened senior government officials and implementing partners, including the Ministry of Health,Ethiopia, Amref Health Africa, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, UNICEF, AKROS, and PATH, alongside Regional Health Bureau representatives from Afar, Amhara, Oromia, and Tigray.

Discussions focused on programme impact and concluded with a shared commitment to sustainability, including plans to preserve SLL legacies and support the Ministry of Health in sustaining and scaling the gains achieved.

05/01/2026

🇰🇪 Kenya | Saving Lives and Livelihoods

Through Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL)—the partnership between Africa CDC and the Mastercard Foundation—Phase 2 is advancing targeted, people-centred approaches to strengthen vaccination delivery and community health systems.

In Kajiado West, Kenya, this impact story highlights how a community health promoter, working with the Kenya Red Cross Society is engaging communities to address barriers to vaccination and strengthen life-course immunisation.

From household mobilisation and follow-up of missed vaccinations to supporting people living with diabetes and TB, this reflects how strong community engagement supports effective immunisation delivery.

Preparedness begins in communities.In December 2025, Africa CDC, through the Risk Communication and Community Engagement...
05/01/2026

Preparedness begins in communities.

In December 2025, Africa CDC, through the Risk Communication and Community Engagement pillar of the Joint Incident Management Support Team for Mpox and cholera, in partnership with the Ministry Of Health - Malawi, convened a five-day capacity-building workshop in Lilongwe.

Community health workers, district- and national-level media personnel, and other stakeholders from Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique strengthened their capacity to develop and harmonize risk communication messages for measles, Mpox, and cholera, supporting coordinated cross-border preparedness and response.

This timely engagement supported Malawi’s preparedness efforts as the country declared a cholera outbreak later that month and reaffirmed Africa CDC’s commitment to continued support for African Union Member States.

Africa CDC West Africa Regional Coordinating Centre supported a hands-on Regional Public Health Emergency Simulation Exe...
04/01/2026

Africa CDC West Africa Regional Coordinating Centre supported a hands-on Regional Public Health Emergency Simulation Exercise at the WHO Regional Emergency Hub in Dakar, bringing together emergency response professionals from across West Africa.

Jointly implemented with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Food Programme, the exercise strengthened coordination, operational readiness, and real-time decision-making across critical response functions.

Strengthening preparedness through simulation remains essential to effective and timely responses to public health emergencies.

Join Africa CDC for a special alumni-led conversation on “Your Path to the Kofi Annan Fellowship”, featuring leaders who...
03/01/2026

Join Africa CDC for a special alumni-led conversation on “Your Path to the Kofi Annan Fellowship”, featuring leaders who have walked the journey and are shaping health systems across Africa and beyond.

Considering applying? This session offers an opportunity to hear directly from fellows about what the pathway entails, and why now is the right time.

đź“… 7 January 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM EAT | 9:00 AM GMT
đź”— Register: https://ow.ly/bVSS50XRfTL

Africa CDC's Primary Health Care Digitalization Experts Committee (PHC-DEC) has outlined a long-term vision to digitaliz...
02/01/2026

Africa CDC's Primary Health Care Digitalization Experts Committee (PHC-DEC) has outlined a long-term vision to digitalize 90% of Africa’s Primary Health Care (PHC) systems by 2035, positioning PHC digital transformation as a key enabler of resilient, equitable, and data-driven health systems across the continent.

The outcome statement calls on African Union Member States to prioritize sustained investment in PHC digitalization in support of Africa’s Health Security and Sovereignty Agenda.

👉 Read the statement: https://ow.ly/JnTy50XQUKw

Antimicrobial resistance is not theoretical, it is measurable.Data from 14 African countries show widespread drug resist...
02/01/2026

Antimicrobial resistance is not theoretical, it is measurable.

Data from 14 African countries show widespread drug resistance, underscoring the urgency of coordinated action, stronger surveillance systems, and evidence-based policy.

is a silent threat. Evidence is Africa’s first line of defense.

Read the full story: https://ow.ly/44Xt50XQwNL

Call for applicationsAfrica CDC invites applications for the Mental Health Leadership & Advocacy Course, delivered under...
01/01/2026

Call for applications

Africa CDC invites applications for the Mental Health Leadership & Advocacy Course, delivered under its Mental Health Leadership Programme (MHLP), aimed at strengthening leadership and advocacy capacity for mental health across African Union Member States.

Scholarships are available.

Application deadline: 31 January 2026

Apply here: https://forms.gle/4m7paNG7xEVFuUnN8

As we begin 2026, one lesson remains clear: public health responses are most effective when communities are engaged as t...
01/01/2026

As we begin 2026, one lesson remains clear: public health responses are most effective when communities are engaged as trusted partners.

In Tanzania, the response to Marburg virus disease showed how collaboration with traditional healers strengthened trust and improved outbreak control.

Read more: https://ow.ly/5KpL50XKuF6

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