Africa CDC

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reported that Mpox remains a significant public health issue. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa CDC, disclosed this during a weekly briefing on…

In response to the outbreak of the Marburg Virus in the Republic of Tanzania, the African Union through the Africa CDC on wednesday said it is deploying a support team of experts to Tanzania to assist the response efforts in the country.…

Malawi on Wednesday destroyed 19,610 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines that expired 18 days after arriving, despite assurances from the African Union (AU) and World Health Organisation (WHO) that the vaccines were safe until mid-July.…

The AU’s disease control body and World Health Organisation on has urged African countries not to destroy Covid-19 vaccines donated to them,  after Malawi and South Sudan announced that vaccines noted to them were expired and would now be…

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,408,245 as of Saturday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. It said the death toll from the pandemic stood at 117,378, while 3,951,191…

The African Union in collaboration with Africa's Centre for  Disease Control (Africa CDC) has commenced a two-day high-level Virtual Conference to discuss the theme; 'Development and Manufacturing of Africa's  Vaccines for health security.'…

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday urged enhanced anti-COVID-19 public health measures as New Year festivities begin across the continent. The agency said Africans who are celebrating Christmas…