{"id":22783,"date":"2025-09-04T16:17:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/?page_id=22783"},"modified":"2025-09-04T17:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:53:57","slug":"stories-of-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/stories-of-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories of Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22783\" class=\"elementor elementor-22783\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ead531 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ead531\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bba42db\" data-id=\"bba42db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f756f elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 pp-posts-thumbnail-ratio elementor-grid-mobile-1 pp-posts-image-stack-mobile pp-post-thumbnail-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-posts\" data-id=\"98f756f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;news_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;news_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;news_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"pp-posts.news\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-posts-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-posts pp-posts-skin-news elementor-grid pp-posts-grid\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-layout=\"grid\" data-page=\"22783\" data-skin=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-23684 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-ebs-guidelines tag-epidemic-intelligence tag-event-based-surveillance thematic-area-event-based-surveillance thematic-area-surveillance-and-disease-intelligence region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa news-type-stories-of-impact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/eswatini-strengthens-epidemic-intelligence-with-new-event-based-surveillance-guidelines\/\" title=\"Eswatini Strengthens Epidemic Intelligence with New Event-Based Surveillance Guidelines\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/doctor-performing-medical-research-in-lab-Genomics-Pathogen-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17776\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/doctor-performing-medical-research-in-lab-Genomics-Pathogen-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/doctor-performing-medical-research-in-lab-Genomics-Pathogen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/doctor-performing-medical-research-in-lab-Genomics-Pathogen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/doctor-performing-medical-research-in-lab-Genomics-Pathogen-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/doctor-performing-medical-research-in-lab-Genomics-Pathogen.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\">Event-Based Surveillance<\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/eswatini-strengthens-epidemic-intelligence-with-new-event-based-surveillance-guidelines\/\">Eswatini Strengthens Epidemic Intelligence with New Event-Based Surveillance Guidelines<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t30 September 2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>As the world continues to grapple with emerging and re-emerging health threats, the&nbsp;Kingdom of Eswatini has taken a decisive step towards&nbsp;strengthening its epidemic intelligence systems with the launch of its&nbsp;National Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) Guidelines. The new framework, developed by the ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-23681 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-mauritania tag-rift-valley-fever tag-senegal thematic-area-emergency-and-preparedness region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa news-type-stories-of-impact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/rift-valley-fever-makes-a-comeback-in-senegal-and-mauritania\/\" title=\"Rift Valley Fever Makes a Comeback in Senegal and Mauritania\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2218197013-1024x726.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23682\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2218197013-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2218197013-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2218197013-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2218197013-1536x1090.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2218197013.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\">Emergency Response and Preparedness<\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/rift-valley-fever-makes-a-comeback-in-senegal-and-mauritania\/\">Rift Valley Fever Makes a Comeback in Senegal and Mauritania<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t30 September 2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It may have begun with the virus becoming active in the local mosquito population,&nbsp;prompted by heavy rains followed by warm weather \u2014 ideal conditions for the mosquitoes responsible for spreading the virus.&nbsp;Already present in the region, Rift Valley Fever (RVF) ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-23677 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-strategic-partnership thematic-area-new-public-health-order region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa news-type-stories-of-impact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/africa-cdc-and-kenya-agree-to-strengthen-strategic-partnership-on-the-new-public-health-order\/\" title=\"Africa CDC and Kenya Agree to Strengthen Strategic Partnership on the New Public Health Order\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Africa-CDC-and-Kenya-Agree-to-Strengthen-Strategic-Partnership-on-the-New-Public-Health-Order-1024x517.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23678\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Africa-CDC-and-Kenya-Agree-to-Strengthen-Strategic-Partnership-on-the-New-Public-Health-Order-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Africa-CDC-and-Kenya-Agree-to-Strengthen-Strategic-Partnership-on-the-New-Public-Health-Order-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Africa-CDC-and-Kenya-Agree-to-Strengthen-Strategic-Partnership-on-the-New-Public-Health-Order-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Africa-CDC-and-Kenya-Agree-to-Strengthen-Strategic-Partnership-on-the-New-Public-Health-Order.jpg 1231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\">New Public Health Order<\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/africa-cdc-and-kenya-agree-to-strengthen-strategic-partnership-on-the-new-public-health-order\/\">Africa CDC and Kenya Agree to Strengthen Strategic Partnership on the New Public Health Order<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t30 September 2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Kenya\u2019s Ministry of Health and the&nbsp;Africa CDC Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre (EARCC)&nbsp;have agreed to&nbsp;expedite&nbsp;the signing of a&nbsp;Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)&nbsp;within the next two months. Priority actions include finalising\u00a0the MoU, developing a joint workplan and performance framework,\u00a0operationalising the\u00a0Public Health Emergency ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-23674 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-african-medicine thematic-area-public-health-emergency-of-continental-security-phecs region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa news-type-stories-of-impact disease-category-mpox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/mpox-spurs-scientific-revival-of-traditional-african-medicine\/\" title=\"Mpox Spurs Scientific Revival of Traditional African Medicine\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2521211551-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23675\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2521211551-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2521211551-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2521211551-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2521211551-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2521211551.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\">Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS)<\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/mpox-spurs-scientific-revival-of-traditional-african-medicine\/\">Mpox Spurs Scientific Revival of Traditional African Medicine<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t30 September 2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>For centuries, African communities have turned to traditional medicine to treat everything from fevers to infections. Yet, despite serving as the first line of&nbsp;health care&nbsp;for millions, these remedies rarely make it into formal medical systems. Lacking standardised processes, clinical trials, ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-23671 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-health-emergency tag-leaders-network thematic-area-emergency-and-preparedness region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa news-type-stories-of-impact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/health-emergency-leaders-network-for-africa-and-eastern-mediterranean-launched\/\" title=\"Health Emergency Leaders Network for Africa and Eastern Mediterranean Launched\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_602200262-1024x729.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23672\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_602200262-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_602200262-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_602200262-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_602200262-1536x1094.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_602200262.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\">Emergency Response and Preparedness<\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/health-emergency-leaders-network-for-africa-and-eastern-mediterranean-launched\/\">Health Emergency Leaders Network for Africa and Eastern Mediterranean Launched<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t30 September 2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Africa and Eastern Mediterranean regions\u2019&nbsp;top health leaders&nbsp;have joined forces to provide resources and expertise to improve health emergency response. The&nbsp;Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)&nbsp;and the&nbsp;World Health Organization (WHO), together with the&nbsp;Kingdom of Morocco,&nbsp;launched the&nbsp;Health Emergency Leaders ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-23668 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-drc tag-mpox-vaccine thematic-area-public-health-emergency-of-continental-security-phecs region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa news-type-stories-of-impact disease-category-mpox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/new-mpox-vaccine-study-to-launch-in-drc\/\" title=\"New Mpox Vaccine Study to Launch in DRC\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2535669171-1024x590.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23669\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2535669171-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2535669171-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2535669171-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2535669171-1536x885.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2535669171.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\">Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS)<\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/new-mpox-vaccine-study-to-launch-in-drc\/\">New Mpox Vaccine Study to Launch in DRC<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t30 September 2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Amid&nbsp;the ongoing&nbsp;mpox outbreak,&nbsp;new research is due to launch in the&nbsp;Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)&nbsp;to provide important real-world data on the performance of the&nbsp;LC16m8 mpox vaccine&nbsp;in African populations. LC16m8 \u2014 a third-generation smallpox vaccine that is also used for mpox ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-23665 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-diligence-assessment tag-successful-due-diligence-assessment-opens-door-for-uks-direct-funding thematic-area-new-public-health-order region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa news-type-stories-of-impact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/successful-due-diligence-assessment-opens-door-for-uks-direct-funding\/\" title=\"Successful Due Diligence Assessment Opens Door for UK\u2019s Direct Funding\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2177716683-1024x646.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23666\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2177716683-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2177716683-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2177716683-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2177716683-1536x969.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_2177716683.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\">New Public Health Order<\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/successful-due-diligence-assessment-opens-door-for-uks-direct-funding\/\">Successful Due Diligence Assessment Opens Door for UK\u2019s Direct Funding<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t30 September 2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The&nbsp;Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)&nbsp;is now eligible for direct funding from the&nbsp;United Kingdom, following nearly one year of rigorous&nbsp;due diligence assessment. \u201cWe warmly welcome the United Kingdom\u2019s decision as a trusted and longstanding partner of Africa. ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-23660 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-community-partnership tag-health-response thematic-area-community-health-programs thematic-area-community-health-workers region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa news-type-stories-of-impact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/community-partnership-in-health-response-cemented\/\" title=\"Community Partnership in Health Response Cemented\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Story-2-comunities-become-health-partners-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23661\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Story-2-comunities-become-health-partners-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Story-2-comunities-become-health-partners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Story-2-comunities-become-health-partners-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Story-2-comunities-become-health-partners-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Story-2-comunities-become-health-partners.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\">Community Health Programs<\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/community-partnership-in-health-response-cemented\/\">Community Partnership in Health Response Cemented<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t30 September 2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>At sunrise in&nbsp;Luweero&nbsp;District in Uganda,&nbsp;Israel Katumba, a Community Health Extension Worker,&nbsp;sets off on his bicycle. He carries a blood pressure machine, referral forms, and a tablet that links him to the Ministry of Health\u2019s electronic reporting system. For the families ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-23656 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-chws tag-community-health-workforce tag-data tag-domestic-investment thematic-area-community-health-programs thematic-area-community-health-workers region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa news-type-stories-of-impact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/turning-data-into-domestic-investment-for-africas-community-health-workforce\/\" title=\"Turning Data into Domestic Investment for Africa\u2019s Community Health Workforce\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Story-1-Community-Health-workers-data-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23663\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Story-1-Community-Health-workers-data-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Story-1-Community-Health-workers-data-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Story-1-Community-Health-workers-data-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Story-1-Community-Health-workers-data-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Story-1-Community-Health-workers-data.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\">Community Health Programs<\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/turning-data-into-domestic-investment-for-africas-community-health-workforce\/\">Turning Data into Domestic Investment for Africa\u2019s Community Health Workforce<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t30 September 2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Africa now knows its community health workforce better than before. There are approximately seven community health workers per 10,000 people \u2014 equivalent to one community health worker for every 1,235 individuals. Around 80% of countries surveyed have a national community ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-23533 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-global-health-governance tag-youth tag-youth-digital-health thematic-area-africa-cdc-bingwa-plus-initiative thematic-area-africa-cdc-youth-advisory thematic-area-african-union-bingwa-initiative region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa news-type-stories-of-impact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/getting-youth-a-space-at-the-table-in-global-health-governance\/\" title=\"Getting Youth a Space at the Table in Global Health Governance\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Africa-CDC-Awards-Top-15-Youth-Led-Health-Innovations-Under-Bingwa-PLUS-Programme.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22040\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Africa-CDC-Awards-Top-15-Youth-Led-Health-Innovations-Under-Bingwa-PLUS-Programme.jpg 851w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Africa-CDC-Awards-Top-15-Youth-Led-Health-Innovations-Under-Bingwa-PLUS-Programme-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Africa-CDC-Awards-Top-15-Youth-Led-Health-Innovations-Under-Bingwa-PLUS-Programme-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\">Africa CDC Bingwa Plus Initiative<\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/getting-youth-a-space-at-the-table-in-global-health-governance\/\">Getting Youth a Space at the Table in Global Health Governance<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t31 August 2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A few students at&nbsp;Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health&nbsp;in March 2020 pitched the idea of the&nbsp;International Working Group for Health System Strengthening (IWGHSS)&nbsp;as part of a competition.Their idea was chosen as the best in the competition, and later, connections ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-23530 news-item type-news-item status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-biological-sample thematic-area-laboratory-services-and-networks region-central-africa region-eastern-africa region-northern-africa region-southern-africa region-western-africa news-type-stories-of-impact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/news-item\/the-road-to-secure-biological-sample-transportation-in-central-africa\/\" title=\"The Road to Secure Biological Sample Transportation in Central Africa\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Road-to-Secure-Biological-Sample-Transportation-in-Central-Africa-1024x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Road-to-Secure-Biological-Sample-Transportation-in-Central-Africa-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Road-to-Secure-Biological-Sample-Transportation-in-Central-Africa-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Road-to-Secure-Biological-Sample-Transportation-in-Central-Africa-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africacdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Road-to-Secure-Biological-Sample-Transportation-in-Central-Africa.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span 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