The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director General, Jean Kaseya, said on Thursday that reported cases in Africa had risen by 79% from 2022-2023 and by 160% from ...

The Africa CDC's acting director, Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, told a briefing that if no new cases were reported in Uganda by Jan. 10 then the outbreak would be over.

The Africa CDC, which was officially launched in January of this year, is a growing partnership that aims to build countries' capacity to help create a world that is safe and secure from ...

Africa Africa's CDC hopes Mpox vaccines will arrive in 'another two weeks,' after months of seeking doses No countries shared vaccines, treatments with Africa, even as cases subsided in other regions.

The number of mpox cases in Africa has surged 177%, and deaths have increased 38.5% compared with the same period a year ago, data from the Africa CDC showed. "We can say today that mpox is not ...

Mr Kaseya said climate change is already wreaking havoc across Africa, driving extreme weather events, shifting disease patterns, food insecurity, and waterborne illnessesThe Africa Centre for Disease ...

The Africa CDC is also leading a continent-wide initiative to manufacture key vaccines. “By doing that, then we will have improved access to these vaccines,” Ouma said.

Africa CDC warns of Marburg virus after deadly Africa outbreak The CDC is sending personnel to assist with the outbreak of the Marburg virus in Guinea and Tanzania. By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten Fox News.

DAKAR (Reuters) - Africa has secured less than 10% of the estimated $245 million it needs to fight a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, a senior official from the Africa Centres for Disease ...

Africa's top public health official said on Thursday that severe lockdowns were no longer the best way to contain COVID-19, praising South Africa for adopting that approach when responding to its ...

Africa is not winning its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as a third virus wave sweeps the continent and countries struggle to access enough vaccines for their populations, Africa CDC director ...

Item 1 of 2 John Nkengasong, Africa’s Director of Centers for Disease Control (CDC), speaks during a news conference on coronavirus at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ...