Africa CDC Launches a Continental Blueprint to Combat Endemic and Neglected Tropical Diseases

 Africa Union Member States have endorsed a new strategic plan at to tackle endemic diseases across the African continent. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) convened a key workshop from November 27–29, 2024, in Addis Ababa to launch the new strategy with an emphasis on integrated health systems, prioritising preventing and controlling major health threats such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis, and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).