Geneva, Switzerland – A new partnership between the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) aims to strengthen Africa’s health system, expand regional leadership, and support the continent’s journey towards greater self-reliance.
The two organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
The agreement reflects growing efforts to build more resilient, integrated and sustainable health systems across Africa at a time when global health funding is changing, and development money is under increasing pressure.
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The Partnership highlights a shared commitment to strengthening country ownership, promoting coordinated regional action, and supporting more predictable, sustainable, and nationally led health systems across the continent.
“This partnership is an important step towards Africa’s health sovereignty,” said Dr Jean Kaseya, Africa CDC Director General. “Together, we are helping build a safer, stronger and more self-reliant Africa.”
Under the agreement, Africa CDC and the Global Fund will work together to expand joined-up service delivery, strengthen community health worker capacity, reinforce the laboratory system, improve surveillance, and roll out digital health tools to support a stronger public health system and emergency preparedness across Africa.
The partnership will also strengthen regional procurement, local manufacturing, and supply chain capabilities, including support for the African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM).
This will help improve access to essential health products, build more resilient supply chains, and create more sustainable health markets across the continent.
In addition, the collaboration aims to boost domestic health funding, strengthen the public financial management system, and support sustainable transition plans, as African countries increasingly take the lead on their own health system and reduce reliance on outside funding.
The agreement also aims to support African leadership in shaping global health security priorities and promoting fairer access to health technologies and medical treatments.
“This collaboration reflects how we are evolving our partnerships – supporting national and regional leadership while strengthening the systems, workforce and supply chains needed to save lives and sustain progress, said Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund.
The Collaboration supports Africa CDC’s wider Africa Health Security and Sovereignty (AHSS) agenda, which focuses on stronger national public health bodies, resilient supply chains, local manufacturing, workforce development, and more domestic investment in health.
As the Global Fund prepares for its next round of grants, the partnership is expected to help align investment with country priorities, support planned transitions away from external funding, and strengthen national systems and leadership for long-term impact.
Together, Africa CDC and the Global Fund aim to speed up progress towards ending AIDS, Tuberculosis, and malaria by 2030, while helping to build stronger, more resilient, and more self-reliant health systems across Africa.
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