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Africa CDC Mandates Exit Screening Across All African Union Member States as Ebola Tops 856 Confirmed Cases

Kenya Health Ministry Advances Local Manufacturing Strategy

Nairobi | 17 June 2026

Kenya’s Ministry of Health listed the signing of the Local Manufacturing Strategy 2026 to 2030 on its official platform on 17 June 2026. The strategy is intended to support local production of health products and technologies as part of Kenya’s health systems and industrial development agenda.

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Kenya MoH Principal Secretary Dr. Ouma Oluga

Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak: African Heads of State Convene Emergency Summit as DRC and Uganda Case Count Passes 856

KINSHASA / KAMPALA / ADDIS ABABA — 16 June 2026

African heads of state and government convened a high-level virtual summit on 16 June 2026, hosted by Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, to coordinate a continental response to the Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease outbreak.

ADDIS ABABA — 18 June 2026

Africa CDC, two days after the African heads of state summit on the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, formalised a directive requiring all African Union member states to immediately strengthen exit screening at international airports, seaports, and major land border crossings.

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UNICEF Warns Climate Hazards Are Disrupting Children’s Health Across Eastern and Southern Africa

Rwanda Maintains Ebola Preparedness as DRC Outbreak Enters Second Month

Kigali | 16 June 2026

Rwanda’s Ministry of Health says the country remains on alert as it continues to monitor the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nairobi | 16 June 2026

UNICEF has warned that children across Eastern and Southern Africa are facing overlapping climate hazards that are disrupting essential services, including health, water, sanitation and nutrition.

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WHO Releases 2026 Africa Health Workforce Report

Brazzaville | 16 June 2026

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa has released the 2026 State of the Health Workforce in Africa report, calling attention to the role of health workers in resilient health systems, universal health coverage and health security.

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Africa CDC Warns DRC Ebola Outbreak Could Become Continent’s Worst

Kenya Calls for Increased Voluntary Blood Donation

Garissa | 15 June 2026

Kenya’s Ministry of Health has called on citizens to embrace voluntary blood donation as a lifesaving contribution to the health system.

Bujumbura | 16 June 2026

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could become the most severe Ebola outbreak the continent has experienced if transmission is not brought under control quickly.

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(Africa CDC) Director General Dr. Jean Kaseya.

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Kenya Commissions Northern Regional Blood Transfusion Centre in Garissa

Garissa | 15 June 2026

Kenya has commissioned the Northern Regional Blood Transfusion Centre at Garissa County Referral Hospital to strengthen access to safe blood and blood products in North Eastern Kenya.

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Kenya and Africa CDC Deepen Collaboration on Health Security

Kenya Tables Health Tariff Amendments to Strengthen UHC Financing

Tanzania Advances Emergency Medical Team Readiness

Morogoro | 12 June 2026

Tanzania has advanced its emergency medical team readiness through training on Emergency Medical Team 10 Steps and Emergency Medical Team Coordination Cell systems.

Nairobi | 10 June 2026

Kenya and Africa CDC have opened high-level consultations aimed at strengthening cooperation on regional health security, epidemic preparedness, and Africa’s capacity to respond to public health emergencies.

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Nairobi | 12 June 2026

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Health Hon. Aden Duale appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Delegated Legislation to present the Tariffs for Healthcare Services Amendment Regulations, 2026.

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EAC Health Ministers Establish Regional Technical Task Force for Coordinated Ebola Response

High-Level DRC-Uganda-South Sudan Ministerial Meeting on Cross-Border Ebola Coordination Held in Kampala

KAMPALA — 22 to 23 May 2026

The Ministers of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan convened a High-Level Ministerial Meeting on Cross-Border Coordination on the Ebola Disease Outbreak in Kampala on 22 and 23 May 2026, under the theme Regional Solidarity,

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Somalia: AfDB, WFP, and UNOPS Launch 11.8 Million Dollar Agricultural Resilience Initiative for Drought-Affected Communities

MOGADISHU — 8 June 2026

The Federal Government of Somalia, the African Development Bank Group, the UN Office for Project Services, and the World Food Programme launched an 11.8 million dollar three-year initiative on 8 June 2026 to strengthen agricultural and pastoral systems in drought-affected states.

ARUSHA — June 2026

The East African Community Sectoral Council of Ministers of Health convened in Arusha and agreed on a unified regional strategy for responding to the Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda

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