The CSO's issued a declaration urging African Heads of State, regional institutions & development partners to treat epidemic preparedness & collaborative disease surveillance as urgent priorities, emphasising their critical role in economic and security stability. www.ranafrica.org/news/nairobi...

Last week in Nairobi, @ranafrica.org in partnership with RTSL convened a bootcamp for civil society and community organisations drawn from 11 African countries to firm up a shared agenda for epidemic preparedness to drive collaborative, community-engaged surveillance systems.

We are at the World Health Summit regional meeting in Nairobi this week. Our team is on the ground sharing what's working on bringing community perspectives to policymakers and strengthening health systems in Africa. #WHSNairobi2026

This week, we will be at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford advancing conversations on resilience alongside a cohort of 10 African leaders from Kenya, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Cameroon, and South Africa. Let’s connect at #SkollWF

Will you be at the #SkollWorldForum? Don't miss our interactive session, Resilience through our Lenses: Reflecting, Connecting, Acting Together, on 23 April! Save your spot 🪑 🎟️ luma.com/tftbhn84

Science is a powerful tool, if we choose it, and use it. This #WorldHealthDay, @who.int has a simple message: Together for Health, #StandWithScience.

Will you be attending the Skoll World Forum? Join us at our side event - Resilience through our Lenses on Thursday 23 April, 11:00 - 12:30 BST at the The Sidebar Oxford where the audience and our leadership will reflect on their own lived experiences of resilience. Register on luma.com/tftbhn84

Ahead of #IGWG6 which kicked off today, @ranafrica.org joined 38 other CSOs to call on African leaders and negotiators to seize the moment for an equitable, robust PABS framework and conclude the Pandemic Agreement, moving it decisively toward ratification. www.devex.com/news/african...

Our @ranafrica.org teams in Kenya, Uganda, Sierra Leone, and South Africa heard from communities on their lived experiences affected by #climatechange to surface frontline knowledge on how #resilience is being tested and reshaped. Here are the 6️⃣ things we heard 👇🏿 www.ranafrica.org/news/headlin...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is reshaping health financing by mobilizing domestic resources and strengthening public financial management — proving that sovereignty in health starts with ensuring every dollar is used effectively for health.

Ahead of #IGWG6, @ranafrica.org and partners called for leaders and negotiators to seize the moment to push for and finalise a robust, equitable, legally-binding, and accountable #PABSAnnex so that Africa and the world is better prepared for the next pandemic. nation.africa/kenya/health...

Shortsighted cuts to critical health programmes like these will have a weakening knock-on effect on pandemic preparedness in countries receiving and giving funding. @katlay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Following the deadly floods in Kenya, @ranafrica.org's Aggrey Aluso spoke with @nationafrica.bsky.social's Hellen Shikanda on the health impacts of climate change and called for upstream reforms in disaster preparedness for #resilience. Read: nation.africa/kenya/health...

📰 Dr. Ebere Okereke argues the importance of reframing health as an economic investment and discusses health financing, delivery, and more in this AllAfrica interview. allafrica.com/stories/2026...

RANA and a section of the civil society in Kenya have issued a statement urging the government to implement urgent and structural urban reforms in response to the recent floods that have left 49 people dead. Read more on www.ranafrica.org/news/stateme...

"As a conservative estimate, debt swaps could free up hundreds of millions of dollars for health care across the continent, but that figure might ultimately rise even higher." Debt swaps could be a way to reduce many African countries' debt burden while increasing health investments. 👇🏿

ECDC Director Pamela Rendi-Wagner is in Addis Ababa this week, where ECDC and Africa CDC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise their long-standing partnership on public health cooperation. www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even... #AfricaCDC #PublicHealth #ECDC #IDsky #EpiSky

☀️Extreme heat, floods, drought and air pollution are escalating across Africa. New climate-health hubs will link scientists, policymakers & communities to develop targeted solutions grounded in local realities. ✍️ @fargonaut.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @cleanairfund.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

Opportunity! The 3rd cohort of the Africa CDC African Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship is now open. Apply by 31 March. 👇🏽 africacdc.org/career/afric...

New @afro.who.int Preparedness Data Exchange (PDX) system is integrating climate intelligence, disease outbreaks, primary health care readiness, and more to strengthen preparedness readiness and response. www.afro.who.int/news/data-de...

🌎A new fault line in global health aid: bilateral deals vs multilateral frameworks. Zambia and Zimbabwe step back from US MOUs as Africa CDC offers support for countries weighing the trade-offs. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @africanunion.bsky.social @unaids.org @unicef.org 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

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"Adopting the #LusakaAgenda and incorporating community voices is more than a policy shift; it's a commitment to deliver health care for all—but only if we choose to transform primary health care together. Until we are all safe." @laktarr001.bsky.social @thinkglobalhealth.org tinyurl.com/545zwrkd

🌍"The path to resilience is collective. Africa is moving with purpose, and @ranafrica.org is committed to drive collective action to achieve it." Read Aggrey Aluso's reflections on advancing Africa's #resilience agenda at the RANA Sierra Leone Working Group launch and #AUSummit. tinyurl.com/2bn25wwh

The #AMA urged 24 African member states to ratify the AMA Treaty. Tunisia's Dr Mustapha Ferjani emphasized that ratification would "equip AMA with the capacity to act... Our people deserve it, our health security demands it, and our sovereignty depends on it.” healthpolicy-watch.news/call-for-24-...

🌍 Africa's future depends on efficiency, leadership, partnership, and commitments to finance health security sustainably. "If we act now, the future of health in Africa will be defined not by scarcity, but by sovereignty, resilience, and shared prosperity" www.devex.com/news/sponsor...

🌍 This week, @ranafrica.org launched the Sierra Leone Working Group with the Africa Institute for Development & Equity (AIDE SL) and @rani.co. The Working Group serves as a national platform to strengthen African-led, networked advocacy for resilience. Read more ⬇️ www.ranafrica.org/news/advanci...

"It's not 'if' but 'when' there is another #pandemic. But it is also preventable. If the global health community sets up a strong, #resilient #surveillance system and responsibly shares data, we can avert it." Dr. Christian Happi, Redeemer’s University in Nigeria. www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

'On paper, the world agrees that human, animal health & environment are interconnected. But when outbreaks emerge in real communities, coordination often breaks down, according to animal & human health specialists.' www.scidev.net/global/news/...

How does disease surveillance stop outbreaks before they spiral? In the latest episode, Dr Nasike talks with Dr Issa Makumbi, Director of Uganda’s Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, about the critical role surveillance plays in global health. podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/s...

Climate change "could result in an additional 123m cases of malaria across Africa." It will require climate-resilient control strategies & investments for health and other systems to eradicate climate change-attributed malaria. Read more 👇🏽 www.carbonbrief.org/climate-chan...

The 100 Days Mission 5th Implementation Report is now available. The report reflects that 2026 is pivotal year for pandemic preparedness, reviewing recent progress and setting out priorities ahead. ⏩ bit.ly/100dm-5th-re... #100DaysMission #PandemicPreparedness @ippsecretariat.org

The 100 Days Mission 5th Implementation Report is out NOW! The report reflects a pivotal year for pandemic preparedness, reviewing recent progress and setting out priorities for 2026. ⏩ bit.ly/100dm-5th-re... #100DaysMission #PandemicPreparedness @ippsecretariat.org

“Preparedness saved time, and time saved lives,” said Dr Senait Tekeste Fekadu. “Ending this outbreak so quickly reflects a resilient health system strengthened through sustained capacity development, while reinforcing the need to continue investing in readiness.” www.afro.who.int/countries/et...

The #AfricanMedicinesAgency transition is underway with two AUDA-NEPAD continental regulatory framework programs, the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (AMRH) and the African Union Smart Safety Surveillance (AU-3S), handed over to the AMA. x.com/NEPAD_Agency...

Africa CDC has lifted mpox’s classification of a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). This "does not mark the end of mpox in Africa. Rather, it signals a transition from emergency response to a sustained, country-led pathway toward elimination." africacdc.org/news-item/li...

'When funding cuts undermine the global health system, every region becomes more vulnerable'. - @afro.who.int Regional Director Mohamed Yakub Janabi www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

What's next for mpox? Overall in Africa, 2025 had over 40,600 confirmed cases and 247 deaths among confirmed cases compared to 2024’s 19,713 confirmed cases and 45 deaths. Mpox is evolving, threatening outbreaks and spread. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

2025 wasn’t about big promises. It was about real outcomes. From a landmark ICJ opinion to Africa’s leadership at ACS2 and renewables overtaking coal, these are five climate wins that actually shifted the ground. More: bit.ly/4ayyQv9

Nearly a year after the U.S. cut much of its health funding to Kenya, unpaid community health workers still underpin HIV and mental health care. A new U.S.-Kenya health deal has been signed, but its impact has yet to reach the front lines.

✅ May 2025: Landmark adoption of the #PandemicAgreement. Countries adopted the first Pandemic Agreement at the 78th World Health Assembly. The agreement fosters international collaboration and commits to ensuring more equitable access to vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics.

"Health data, once treated as a technical output of public health programmes, is now the primary asset being negotiated." @nigeriahealthwatch.bsky.social's Oladimeji Solomon Yemi ✍🏾 articles.nigeriahealthwatch.com/beyond-aid-h...

Opportunity! @afidep.bsky.social is hiring a Research and Policy Associate - Evidence Uptake based in their Kenya office. Apply by 5 Jan. afidep.org/about/work-w...

"In an era of constrained resources, the choice is clear: we must work differently, finance differently, and partner differently. The future of development depends on it." @undp.org's @alexander-de-croo.bsky.social nation.africa/kenya/blogs-...

“Africa is not a commodity source; it is a co-investor in its own health future. True partnership means mutual accountability, respect for sovereignty, & alignment with African-led strategies. Anything less risks undermining the very reforms we seek to achieve.” @amrefusa.bsky.social's Desta Lakew

ICYMI! Speaking at a @devex.com event last week, @ranafrica.org's Aggrey Aluso spoke about the need for transparency, CSO engagement, & the implications of the U.S. bilateral health deals signed by Kenya, Uganda, & others. 💻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ICL... 📰 www.devex.com/news/ngos-mu...

👏🏿 Sierra Leone declared the end of its #mpox outbreak. Sierra Leone's first case was reported 9 Jan. and had 5,442 confirmed cases and 60 deaths. english.news.cn/africa/20251...

🔔 Check out & share these Africa-related research fellow opportunities at @lshtm.bsky.social: 1️⃣ Research Fellow (PHP-GHD-2025-17); Apply by 24 Dec. 2️⃣ Research Fellow (EPH-DPH-2025-23); Apply by 7 Jan. 3️⃣ Research Fellow, Ethiopia (EPH-DPH-2025-22); Apply by 7 Jan. jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancies.as...

From @afdbgroup.bsky.social on X: "The ADF mobilised a record $11B for #ADF17, the largest replenishment in its history, marking a shift from aid to investment with unprecedented African contributions... with Africa as a co-investor in its future." x.com/AfDB_Group/s...

🌍 On #UHCDay, Dr. William Nii Ayitey Menson & Dr. Justice Nonvignon call on African leaders to finance #UHC commitments and make them a reality. "Now is the time for real investment; predictable, pooled, and protected funding that builds health systems for all." www.devex.com/news/africa-...