Egypt has become Africa’s first nation to achieve international quality standards for both medicine and vaccine regulation, marking a milestone in the continent’s push for pharmaceutical independence.

The WHO’s Global Benchmarking Tool evaluates the performance of national regulatory systems based on over 250 indicators. With its ML3 designation, Egypt is well-positioned to make further ...

Africa has faced a year of extreme weather events. Droughts have worsened, followed by torrential rains and flooding. Source: Africanews ...

West Africa and the Sahel continue to grapple with a confluence of political, security and humanitarian crises as countries prepares for pivotal elections in 2025, the UN special envoy for the vast ...

Congo’s health ministry told Reuters this week that malaria was the culprit: “The mystery has finally been solved. It’s a ...

The investigation of Disease X in the DRC continues. Officials from the Africa CDC noted that the diagnosis is leaning toward ...

A deadly, undiagnosed disease that has been spreading in one region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may be linked to malaria, health officials said Thursday.

A previously unknown disease that has claimed the lives of dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to be malaria ...

This award highlights CDC's mission to continually set new standards in procurement while aligning with its core values of innovation, integrity, and progress. It reflects CDC's unwavering commitment ...

Africa's low COVID-19 mortality rates concealed important vulnerabilities, including poor health infrastructure and manufacturing constraints,1 highlighting the need for a proactive, continent-wide ...

Press Release - The current mpox outbreak has exposed some serious gaps in Africa's health systems--limited disease surveillance, testing delays and underfunded labs. But the problem doesn't stop ...