Africa CDC and Unitaid Partner to Strengthen Equitable Access to Health Products in Africa

Africa CDC and Unitaid Partner to Strengthen Equitable Access to Health Products in Africa

Geneva/Addis Ababa -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Unitaid have formed a new strategic partnership to expand the production of essential health products in Africa and improve sustainable access to medicines, diagnostics, and medical oxygen across the continent.

New Advisory Group on Surveillance to boost Africa’s health security

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 May 2025: Improvements in the forecasting, monitoring, identification, and reporting of diseases are expected to take hold following the establishment of the Continental Surveillance Advisory Group (CSAG), aimed at bolstering Africa’s disease surveillance capabilities. This was among the key outcomes of a meeting hosted from 23 to 25 April 2025 by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), whic…

The African Union's public health agency (AU) and the international Unitaid initiative will join forces to boost local manufacturing of essential health products in Africa and access to drugs, diagnostic tests and oxygen on the continent, in the face of economic and regulatory problems, the Pan-African organization reported. [...] Entry The African Union and Unitaid will boost local drug production in Africa was first published in Information Fo…

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Unitaid partner to strengthen equitable access to health products in Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Unitaid partner to strengthen equitable access to health products in Africa