Health, Humanitarian Affairs & Social Development (HHS)

Commissioner

Amb. Amma Twum-Amoah (Ghana) was elected as Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) department. She is the former Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan and the Permanent Representative to the African Union and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Read more

Structure

About Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS)

The Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) works to promote the AU’s health, labour, employment, migration, social development, drug control, crime prevention, sport and cultural agenda.

Directorate of Health and Humanitarian Affairs

oversees the policy and strategic development and delivery on implementation of decisions of AU policy organs in the areas of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development. The Department has two (2) Directorates, Five (5) Divisions and 10 Specialized Institutions:

Humanitarian Affairs Division

The division of humanitarian affairs provides continental direction to the achievement of durable solutions for addressing humanitarian crises.

The AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) Secretariat

AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) is a statutory entity of the African Union with the specific mandate to lead advocacy, accountability, and resource mobilization efforts to advance a robust African response to end AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030.

Directorate of Social Development, Culture and Sports

Comprises three (3) Divisions and is tasked with a broad spectrum of issues related to continental socio-economic development in the following areas:

Labour Employment and migration Division

The division of labour and employment focuses on the rights, labour standards, integrated employment policies and social security systems

Social Welfare, Drug Control and Crime Prevention Division

The Division works with Member States and development partners to create and strengthen social protection systems that aims at reducing social and economic risk and vulnerability.

Culture and Sport Division

The Division of Culture and Sports harmonises and coordinates activities and policies across the continent, in order to build further structure and opportunities for using culture for integration and African renaissance, cultural development, promotion of creative and cultural industries.

News & Events

Press releases

EU and AU sign partnership to scale up preparedness for health emergencies

7 Dezembro 2020

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched a new partnership initiative to strengthen the capacity

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Africa CDC launches web-based tool to better manage public health emergency workforce deployments

África CDC lança ferramenta baseada no web para melhor gerir implantações de gru

1 Setembro 2020

O Centro de Controle e Prevenção de Doenças para África (África CDC), em parceria com o Projecto de Melhoria do Regulamento Sanitário Internacional (RSI) da Saúde Pública da Inglaterra (PHE), lanço

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African Union COVID19 Response Fund aims to raise $1 Million on Africa Day

24 Maio 2020

The African Union has created an African Union COVID-19 Response Fund with the aim of strengthening the continental response to COVID-19 and mitigate its socio economic and humanitarian impact on

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AU Commission hosts the Opening Ceremony of the 7th Africa Forum on Visual Impairment

AUC hosts the Opening Ceremony of the 7th Africa Forum on Visual Impairment

7 Outubro 2019

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7 October 2019: Representatives from African Union (AU) Member States officials, continental organizations for persons with disabilities, refugees, returnees and Internally D

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AUC held consultations with Civil Society Organizations

4 Setembro 2019

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Emergency Response Digest : An official publication of the Africa CDC Issue 1, V

12 Julho 2019

The Republic of Kenya has been facing recurrent episodes of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) since the virus was first discovered in

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Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Africa

13 Maio 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY

Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Africa

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

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Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak

22 Abril 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY

Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

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Webinar: African Solidarity in the age of COVID19

25 Maio 2020

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: Webinar on “African Solidarity in the age of COVID19”.

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Ministerial Meeting on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak

22 Fevereiro 2020

Ministers of Health of African Union Member States will meet this weekend to discuss a continental strategy for preparedness and response to the coronavirus disease outbreak.

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