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Africa CDC Backs Climate Financing for Health Security

Africa CDC Backs Climate Financing for Health Security

Oluwatobi Adu July 16, 2026

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Africa CDC says increased climate financing is essential to strengthening Africa’s health security...

Africa CDC Seeks Stronger Biosecurity Measures Health workers respond to a Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Central Africa.

Health workers respond to a Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Central Africa.

Africa CDC Seeks Stronger Biosecurity Measures

Oluwatobi Adu July 15, 2026

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Bundibugyo virus outbreak has prompted the Africa Centres for Disease Control and...

Africa CDC Warns Ebola Cases Outpace Response Africa CDC officials discussing Ebola screening measures at African border points.

Africa CDC officials discussing Ebola screening measures at African border points.

Africa CDC Warns Ebola Cases Outpace Response

Mirian Gom July 9, 2026

NAIROBI, Kenya – The Africa CDC Ebola response has recorded important gains in containing the Ebola outbreak...

WHO Approves First Bundibugyo Ebola Test A laboratory scientist prepares Ebola diagnostic samples following WHO approval of the first Bundibugyo Ebola molecular test.

A laboratory scientist prepares Ebola diagnostic samples following WHO approval of the first Bundibugyo Ebola molecular test.

WHO Approves First Bundibugyo Ebola Test

Oluwatobi Adu July 3, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the world’s first molecular diagnostic test for...

Africa CDC Reports Rising Ebola Cases in DR Congo NCDC intensifies Ebola surveillance and preparedness across Nigeria following outbreaks in DR Congo and Uganda while assuring no confirmed local case.

NCDC intensifies Ebola surveillance and preparedness across Nigeria following outbreaks in DR Congo and Uganda while assuring no confirmed local case.

Africa CDC Reports Rising Ebola Cases in DR Congo

Mirian Gom June 30, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has raised fresh concerns over the...

Ebola Case in France Sparks Surveillance Push Africa CDC

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Ebola Case in France Sparks Surveillance Push

Oluwatobi Adu June 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa’s leading public health agency has called for stronger international surveillance and cross-border cooperation...

Ebola Outbreak Nears 900 Cases Across Two Nations WHO Ebola outbreak emergency

WHO Ebola outbreak emergency

Ebola Outbreak Nears 900 Cases Across Two Nations

Mirian Gom June 19, 2026

DR- Congo – The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...

Ebola Response Delays Could Triple Outbreak Costs African leaders meeting on Ebola response and outbreak containment

African leaders meeting on Ebola response and outbreak containment

Ebola Response Delays Could Triple Outbreak Costs

Oluwatobi Adu June 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – African health leaders have warned that delays in containing the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in...

Africa CDC Urges Cooperation in Ebola Response Africa CDC 2

Africa CDC 2

Africa CDC Urges Cooperation in Ebola Response

Oluwatobi Adu June 13, 2026

ADDIS ABABA – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warns that border closures...

Africa CDC Pushes Tougher Ebola Screening at Borders Africa CDC officials discussing Ebola screening measures at African border points.

Africa CDC officials discussing Ebola screening measures at African border points.

Africa CDC Pushes Tougher Ebola Screening at Borders

Oluwatobi Adu June 10, 2026

ADDIS ABABA – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called on African...