The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) today signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on women and adolescents’ health innovation, data-driven policymaking, and sustainable investment across Africa.
The agreement, signed during the African Union Summit 2026 by Ms. Diene Keita, Executive Director of UNFPA, and Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director-General of Africa CDC, cements a shared commitment to accelerate progress toward universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), promote demographic resilience, and build resilient, equitable health systems through innovation and strategic partnerships.
The MoU establishes a framework for joint action to scale innovations and strengthen policy coordination for adolescent, maternal, and reproductive health, with a focus on improving access to essential services and technologies, localizing manufacturing, and enhancing pooled procurement mechanisms for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and adolescent health (SRMNAH) products.
