The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is a public health agency of the African Union to support the public health initiatives of member states and strengthen the capacity of their health institutions to deal with disease threats. The Africa CDC ideas was proposed by the government of Ethiopia in 2013 during a TB/HIV special summit in Abuja, Nigeria. From 2013 to 2016, the modalities and statue of Africa CDC were developed and the specialized agency was officially launched in January 2017.
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Applications for the Africa CDC Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme 2024/2025 are now open. The aim is to support aspirational Public Health Leaders (Fellows) from Africa in acquiring advanced skills and competencies to strategize, manage and lead public health programmes that will transform public health in Africa.
Date Posted: 16 Nov, 2024
The Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Office to the African Union and YouthHubAfrica is pleased to announce the call for applications for Bingwa PLUS , an incubator for young African health champions passionate about improving the health of their communities. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 01 Nov, 2024
Applications are open for the Journal for Public Health in Africa (JPHIA)/Africa CDC Manuscript Writing Workshop 2024. The workshop will run from 21-25 November 2024 in Rabat, Morocco. Apply now!
Date Posted: 05 Sep, 2024
Applications are open for the Africa CDC Youth Pre-Conference (YPC) 2024. This training aims to showcase the remarkable contributions young Africans are already making in health policy, practice, and research; and explore how to broaden engagement with and further empower these young leaders to transform the health sector across Africa.
Date Posted: 14 Aug, 2024