Announcements

  • Dr. Jean Kaseya has been appointed Director General of Africa-CDC

    20-02-2023

    Addis Ababa, February 18th, 2023

    Dr. Jean Kaseya has been appointed by the African Heads of State, as Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC).  The election took place on the sidelines of the 36th African Union Summit, which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

    The election of the Congolese Dr. Jean Kaseya, who replaces the Cameroonian John Nkengasong, is the epilogue of a long diplomatic struggle led for six months by the Head of State Felix Tshisekedi.

    Aged 53, the Congolese won a selection of 180 candidates.

  • Open Call for Applications for new Section editors and Board members

    15-02-2023
    Africa-CDC seeks candidates for the position of Section editors and Board members of its journal Journal of Public Health in Africa 

    Africa-CDC now seeks candidates for the position of new Section editors and Board members for of its journal. The Journal of Public Health in Africa is a peer-reviewed, academic journal that focuses on health issues in the African continent. The journal editors seek high quality original articles on public health-related issues, reviews, comments and more. The aim of the journal is to move public health discourse from the background to the forefront. The success of Africa’s struggle against disease depends on public health approaches. [READ MORE]