Tag: Outbreak Preparedness
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Diphtheria Situational Report: Week 52 of 2025 Update
Overview of the Week 52 Diphtheria Situation Health authorities released a weekly diphtheria situational report covering the period up to week 52 of 2025. The report highlights the evolving landscape of respiratory diphtheria in the region monitored by the national public health system. While the total number of new cases fluctuates by jurisdiction, key themes…
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Global Fund Donations Shortfall Threatens HIV, TB and Malaria Fight
Overview: A Funding Gap That Has Everyone on Edge The fight against HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria—three of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases—faces an alarming funding gap. Advocates warn that a shortfall in donations to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria could destabilize essential programs, slow progress, and undermine the hard-won gains…
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EMA ETF Improves Scientific Advice for Medicines and Vaccines Tackling Public Health Threats
Background: A New Era for Public Health Medicines The European Medicines Agency’s Emergency Task Force (ETF) is reforming how it provides scientific advice to developers working on medicines and vaccines for urgent public health threats. This initiative aims to streamline the path from early development to clinical evidence, with a particular focus on antimicrobial resistance…
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Collaboration for Greater Impact: IPSN Global Partners Forum 2025 Highlights
Strength in Collaboration: A Global Meeting in Cape Town The third International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) Global Partners Forum, held in Cape Town, South Africa, from October 27–29, 2025, brought together more than 270 scientists, policy-makers, funders, and public health experts from around the world. This gathering underscored a central truth in infectious disease surveillance:…
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Africa CDC Statement: Suspected Viral Haemorrhagic Fever in Jinka, Southern Ethiopia
Overview The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is closely monitoring reports of a suspected viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) case in Jinka, located in the Southern Region of Ethiopia. As of 12 November 2025, Ethiopian health authorities have initiated investigative measures, and Africa CDC is coordinating with national partners to assess risk,…
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Kenya Reports First Mpox Case in Garissa as Health Worker Tests Positive
Kenya confirms first Mpox case in Garissa, linked to a health worker Kenyan health authorities confirmed the country’s first case of monkeypox, or Mpox, in Garissa County on Monday, marking a significant milestone in the nation’s disease surveillance efforts. The case involves a health worker who tested positive for Mpox, underscoring the ongoing need for…