Africa CDC Secures $2.65m Grant to Tackle NCDs

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has secured a $2.65 million grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to strengthen non-communicable disease (NCD) surveillance in 10 African Union Member States.

The two-year project, announced Wednesday, will integrate NCD monitoring into Africa CDC’s Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), creating a scalable model for wider adoption.

Africa CDC Director-General, Dr Jean Kaseya, said the partnership comes at a critical time.

“NCDs are rising at an alarming pace, but our surveillance systems are fragile. This grant will strengthen our workforce to produce reliable data,” he said.

The initiative responds to a 67% increase in NCD burden in sub-Saharan Africa since 1990. By 2030, NCDs are projected to surpass infectious diseases as the leading cause of premature death.

Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Professor Flemming Konradsen said the project would strengthen data-driven decision-making for health systems.

Africa Public Health Foundation CEO Dr Francisco Songane called the grant “a vital partnership to build a frontline defence” against NCDs.

Africa CDC Gets $2.65m Grant to Train Health Workforce on NCDs

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