Fully Funded Africa CDC Youth Pre-Conference

Organization: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)

Type: Conference

Location: Global

Deadline: September 13, 2026

Funding: Fully Funded

Africa CDC, the African Union's public health agency, is bringing young Africans to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 21 and 22 November 2026 for its Youth Pre-Conference, the official youth platform of the 5th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2026). Selected delegates spend two days exchanging ideas, showcasing their work and shaping the youth priorities that feed into CPHIA 2026, then stay on for the main conference from 23 to 27 November. Africa CDC covers flights, accommodation, meals and CPHIA registration. **What you get:** - Flight tickets, accommodation and meals in Addis Ababa, plus the CPHIA 2026 registration fee, all covered by Africa CDC - A place at YPC 2026 on 21 and 22 November, then participation in CPHIA 2026 from 23 to 27 November 2026 - Direct access to African public health leaders, policymakers, researchers, innovators and practitioners - A platform to showcase your work, research, ideas or community experience - Membership of a pan-African community of young people shaping public health on the continent **What you'll do:** - Work in one of five tracks: Digital Health, Research and Innovation; Building Africa's Public Health Workforce; One Health, Emergency Preparedness and Response; Local Manufacturing and Health Sovereignty; Youth Leadership on Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV - Take part in workshops, dialogues and interactive sessions over two days - Help draft the consolidated youth priorities and recommendations presented to CPHIA 2026 - Contribute to peer exchange and the cultural life of the Youth Pre-Conference **Key dates:** - Applications open 31 August 2026 - Applications close 13 September 2026 at 17:00 East Africa Time - Selected applicants contacted 2 October 2026 - Attendance confirmation deadline 9 October 2026 - YPC 2026 runs 21 to 22 November 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - CPHIA 2026 runs 23 to 27 November 2026 **More information:** - Full call for applications (English PDF): https://africacdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CPHIA-STYLE-YPC2026-Call-For-Applications-ENGLISH.pdf - French version of the call: https://africacdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CPHIA-STYLE-YPC2026-Call-For-Applications-FRENCH.pdf - Applications may be submitted in English or French - Applications cannot be edited after submission and the form must be completed in one sitting - Questions: TandaB@africacdc.org, copying YouthProgramme@africacdc.org

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)Conference

Fully Funded Africa CDC Youth Pre-Conference

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Opportunity type

Conference

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

What you get:

Flight tickets, accommodation and meals in Addis Ababa, plus the CPHIA 2026 registration fee, all covered by Africa CDC
A place at YPC 2026 on 21 and 22 November, then participation in CPHIA 2026 from 23 to 27 November 2026
Direct access to African public health leaders, policymakers, researchers, innovators and practitioners
A platform to showcase your work, research, ideas or community experience
Membership of a pan-African community of young people shaping public health on the continent

What you'll do:

Work in one of five tracks: Digital Health, Research and Innovation; Building Africa's Public Health Workforce; One Health, Emergency Preparedness and Response; Local Manufacturing and Health Sovereignty; Youth Leadership on Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV
Take part in workshops, dialogues and interactive sessions over two days
Help draft the consolidated youth priorities and recommendations presented to CPHIA 2026
Contribute to peer exchange and the cultural life of the Youth Pre-Conference

Key dates:

Applications open 31 August 2026
Applications close 13 September 2026 at 17:00 East Africa Time
Selected applicants contacted 2 October 2026
Attendance confirmation deadline 9 October 2026
YPC 2026 runs 21 to 22 November 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
CPHIA 2026 runs 23 to 27 November 2026

More information:

Full call for applications (English PDF): https://africacdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CPHIA-STYLE-YPC2026-Call-For-Applications-ENGLISH.pdf
French version of the call: https://africacdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CPHIA-STYLE-YPC2026-Call-For-Applications-FRENCH.pdf
Applications may be submitted in English or French
Applications cannot be edited after submission and the form must be completed in one sitting
Questions: TandaB@africacdc.org, copying YouthProgramme@africacdc.org

Who can apply

Aged 18 to 35 at the time of application
Citizen of an African Union Member State
Enrolled in at least an undergraduate programme, or relevant educational, professional or community experience in public health or related fields (medicine, nursing, community or environmental health, research, digital health, health policy, public service, development, communications, entrepreneurship, manufacturing, social sciences and others)
Demonstrated leadership potential and commitment to improving health
Available to participate fully in YPC 2026 and CPHIA 2026
Submit the online form, a CV of at most two pages and your passport biodata page
Selection considers gender balance, geographic representation across AU Member States, disability inclusion and representation of marginalised communities

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Good to know

+Africa CDC pays your flights, accommodation, meals and CPHIA 2026 registration for the week in Addis Ababa.
+Two days at the Youth Pre-Conference on 21 and 22 November 2026, then the main public health conference from 23 to 27 November.
+Open to students and non-students from every African Union member state, in English or French, and free to apply.

Worth checking yourself

!Closes Sunday 13 September 2026 at 5pm East Africa Time, not midnight.
!You must be 18 to 35 and a citizen of an African Union member state, and you need a passport now: the biodata page is part of the application.
!The form must be finished in one sitting and cannot be edited after you submit. Have a CV of no more than two pages ready first.
!Visa costs and visa support are not mentioned in the call.

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