Sam EFERARO

At a ceremony to mark the occasion in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa CDC Director General, Dr Jean Kaseya, recalled the story of the centre from its establishment in January 2016 to its autonomy in 2022 as the continental health agency of…

A Press Release by the World Health Organisation, Africa Region, disclosed that the vaccination programme was kicked off at Kuwadzana, one of the most affected areas of the country’s current outbreak, by the Health and Child Care Minister,…

There was a palpable excitement in Nigeria’s health sector as a renowned  global health expert, Prof Ali Muhammad Pate, and a US-based nephrologist, Dr. Tunji Alausa formerly assumed duties as the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated Benin and Mali as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making them the fifth and sixth countries in WHO’s African Region to achieve this significant milestone. Countries…

A Press statement from the organization says Nearly 1.5 million children at high risk of illness and death from malaria in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received their first dose of the first malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S), thanks…

Africa CDC revised the framework and developed additional resources to guide the establishment and implementation of event-based surveillance using a multi-sectoral One Health approach.

Malawi launches national “End Cholera” campaign Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases amid a global surge. Cases recorded on the continent in the first month of 2023 alone have already risen by more than 30%…

Symptoms including fever, fatigue and blood-stained vomit and diarrhoea have been reported

With the theme ‘collaboration for a better health outcome’, South Sudan has marked its International One Health Day to create awareness and enhance better understanding of human, animal and environmental health in strengthening…

"70% of new HIV infections are among people who are marginalized and often criminalized."