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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is a specialised technical institution of the African Union established to support public health initiatives of Member States and strengthen the capacity of their public health institutions to detect, prevent, control and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats.

Africa CDC vision and mission

  • A safer, healthier, integrated and prosperous Africa, in which Member States can efficiently prevent disease transmission, implement surveillance and detection, and always be prepared to respond effectively to health threats and outbreaks.

  • To strengthen the capacity, capability and partnerships of Africa’s public health institutions to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats and outbreaks based on science, policy and data-driven interventions and programmes.

Africa CDC values

  • Professionalism

  • Equity

  • Evidence-based decision-making

  • Integrity

  • Excellence

Africa CDC Colours

The Africa CDC employs three primary colours: Green, Gold and Red.

Africa CDC primary palette of 3 colours

These are complemented by a set of eleven secondary colours.

Africa CDC secondary palette of 11 colours

Africa CDC Palettes

In addition to the primary and secondary colours, a set of tinted palettes for each Africa CDC secondary colour is available.

Tinted blue palette

Africa CDC tinted blue palette

Tinted plum palette

Africa CDC tinted plum palette

Tinted blue grey palette

Africa CDC tinted blue grey palette

Tinted amber palette

Africa CDC tinted amber palette

Tinted cyan palette

Africa CDC tinted cyan palette

Tinted deep orange palette

Africa CDC tinted deep orange palette

Tinted purple palette

Africa CDC tinted purple palette

Tinted lime palette

Africa CDC tinted lime palette

Tinted mauve palette

Africa CDC tinted mauve palette

Tinted pink palette

Africa CDC tinted pink palette

Tinted teal palette

Africa CDC tinted teal palette

Africa CDC sequential brewer palettes

Blues

Africa CDC sequential blues palette

Blue to green

Africa CDC sequential blue to green palette

Blue to purple

Africa CDC sequential blue to purple palette

Green to blue

Africa CDC sequential green to blue palette

Purple to blue

Africa CDC sequential purple to blue palette

Purple to blue to green

Africa CDC sequential purple to blue to green palette

Yellow to green

Africa CDC sequential yellow to green palette

Yellow to green to blue

Africa CDC sequential yellow to green to blue palette

Yellow to orange to red

Africa CDC sequential yellow to orange to red palette

Africa CDC divergent brewer palettes

Pink to yellow to green

Africa CDC sequential pink to yellow to green palette

Purple to green

Africa CDC sequential purple to green palette

Purple to orange

Africa CDC sequential purple to orange palette

Red to blue

Africa CDC sequential red to blue palette

Red to yellow to blue

Africa CDC sequential red to yellow to blue palette

Red to yellow to green

Africa CDC sequential red to yellow to green palette

Africa CDC qualitative palettes

Pastel set 1

Africa CDC qualitative pastel set 1 palette

Pastel set 2

Africa CDC qualitative pastel set 2 palette

Africa CDC ggplot2 theme

Africa CDC light theme

A bar plot showcasing the Africa CDC light theme

A scatter plot showcasing the Africa CDC light theme

Africa CDC dark theme

A bar plot showcasing the Africa CDC dark theme

A scatter plot showcasing the Africa CDC dark theme