|Published 1:22 PM ET, Saturday March 15, 2025| On March 11, 2025, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with the African Union Commission and AUDA-NEPAD, officially launched the African Epidemic Fund. This initiative aims to bolster health security across the continent by providing a ...

|Published 11:11 AM ET, Monday March 10, 2025| Malaria remains one of the deadliest diseases in Africa, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives annually, particularly among children. The recent decision by the Trump administration to terminate approximately 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts has raised significant concerns among African health ...

|Published 4:00 PM ET, Monday February 24, 2025| India’s recent decision to ban the manufacture and export of two opioid drugs—tapentadol and carisoprodol—marks a significant intervention aimed at curbing a dangerous cross-border drug crisis in West Africa. This regulatory move comes after a BBC investigation revealed that Aveo Pharmaceuticals, a ...

Story by AfricaCDC Published 12:15 PM ET, Sunday November 17, 2024 Singapore, Addis Ababa: To strengthen the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (Africa CDC) capacity for enhanced mpox case management, the Ministry of Health, Singapore will provide a support package consisting of mpox diagnostic kits and testing supplies, enabling ...

October 15, 2024 | 12:50 PM ET | The Marburg virus epidemic in Rwanda has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a Level 3 travel caution. A dangerous and frequently lethal illness is Marburg virus disease, or MVD. According to the World Health Organization, the virus ...