RWANDA – The 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022) will be held in Kigali, Rwanda for African leaders, researchers, policymakers and stakeholders to discuss COVID-19 response…
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Kenya Healthcare Federation urges government to fast track ratification of the African Medicine Agency treaty
KENYA – The Kenya Healthcare Federation (KHF) has called for the Government of Kenya to fast track the ratification of the treaty for the establishment of African Medicines Agency (AMA)…
Read MoreAfrica CDC confirms 11.34 million COVID-19 cases in Africa
AFRICA – The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that the number of confirmed COVID -19 cases in Africa has reached 11,343,461. The specialized health…
Read MoreMorocco ratifies treaty for establishment of the Africa Medicines Agency
MOROCCO – Morocco has formally ratified the treaty establishing the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and signed the framework agreement on creation of the drug regulator under the African Union (AU).…
Read MoreAfricaCDC is now an autonomous health agency of African Union
ETHIOPIA – African heads of state and government have elevated Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) status to an autonomous health agency of the African Union (AU).…
Read MoreAfrican Union demands rescinding of travel bans on African countries due to Omicron
ETHIOPIA – The African Union has called for the urgent repealing of travel bans placed on Member States following detection of the SARS-COV-2 Omicron variant. On 25 November 2021, the…
Read MoreAfrica Union outlines guidelines to help combat antimicrobial resistance
AFRICA – An interdisciplinary panel of infectious disease clinicians and public health experts led by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) and the Africa Centres for Disease…
Read MoreModerna to sell its Covid-19 vaccine to AU at a greatly subsidized price
ZIMBABWE – Moderna has offered to sell its COVID-19 vaccines to the African Union at US$7 a shot, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control John Nkengasong has said,…
Read MoreModerna to supply over 100 million Covid-19 vaccines to the AU
ETHIOPIA – Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, has announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to make up to 110 million doses of…
Read MoreAU announces plans to establish fund for future pandemics
ETHIOPIA – The African Union Health Commission has committed to establishing a response plan and fund as part of the overall strategy to tackle the risk of impending waves of…
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