The deputy incident manager of the incident management support team at Africa CDC, Yap Boum, said this during a virtual press briefing on Friday.
Between January and August 2025, Africa recorded 220,242 cholera cases and 4,620 deaths, a 2.1 per cent case fatality rate.
Mr Soumah said that the ECOWAS RCCE Network had made significant investments in collaboration and capacity-building.
“This framework represents a pivotal step in the Africa CDC’s mission to safeguard public health,” said the CDC chief.
Africa CDC said a new variant has also emerged, raising fresh concerns.
Speaking at the National Tuberculosis Conference on Tuesday in Abuja, Jean Kaseya, the director-general of Africa CDC, described Nigeria as a model for Africa.
Mr Ghebreyesus said he also had the opportunity to meet with the UN Country Team.
WHO has unveiled a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) to tackle human-to-human transmission of mpox.
Gavi says it is monitoring the mpox situation and is currently engaging closely with countries, Africa CDC, WHO, etc., to support the response to mpox.
The Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum is underway in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia.
