The AfricaCDC Youth Pre-Conference 2026 for young Africans (Fully Funded to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Application Deadline: 13 September 2026, 17:00 EAT

Applications at the moment are open for the 2026 AfricaCDC Youth Pre-Conference. YPC 2026 will carry young Africans from throughout the continent collectively to assist form that future. Taking place instantly forward of the fifth International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2026), YPC 2026 is the official youth platform for the convention. It will join young well being professionals, college students, researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, advocates, communicators and neighborhood leaders with each other and with Africa’s public well being management.

The 2026 version is anchored in Africa CDC’s Health Security and Sovereignty agenda and the CPHIA 2026 ambition to transfer from well being dependency and vulnerability in the direction of possession and resilience. The focus is sensible: who will
lead, what Africa will construct, and the way young Africans can assist flip well being sovereignty into motion.

YPC 2026 is designed as a working platform for young Africans who’re already contributing to stronger well being methods and need to affect what comes subsequent. Over two days, contributors will trade concepts, showcase options, construct relationships and develop priorities that may inform CPHIA 2026. 

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

Requirements

• Be 18-35 years previous on the time of application.
• Be a citizen of an African Union Member State.
• Be enrolled in at the very least an undergraduate programme, or have related academic, skilled or neighborhood expertise in public well being or associated fields.
• Relevant fields could embody public well being, medication, nursing, neighborhood or environmental well being, analysis, digital well being and expertise, well being coverage, public service, growth, communications and journalism, entrepreneurship, manufacturing, social sciences or different disciplines contributing to Africa’s well being safety and sovereignty.
• Demonstrate management potential and a powerful dedication to bettering well being, together with by means of analysis, youth-led initiatives, advocacy, innovation, neighborhood engagement, skilled apply or associated actions.
• Be accessible to take part totally in YPC 2026 and CPHIA 2026.
• Be prepared to contribute to peer trade and the cultural lifetime of the Youth PreConference.

Benefits

• Selected contributors will be part of a pan-African neighborhood of young individuals serving to form the following chapter of public well being on the continent.
• Influence the youth priorities and suggestions that can feed into CPHIA 2026.
• Engage African public well being leaders, policymakers, researchers, innovators and practitioners.
• Showcase your work, analysis, concepts or neighborhood expertise.
• Build relationships with friends from throughout African Union Member States.
• Develop new data and connections throughout YPC workshops, dialogues and interactive periods.
• Participate in YPC 2026 and proceed into CPHIA 2026 from 23-27 November 2026
• Sponsorship: Sponsorship contains flight tickets, lodging, meals, and CPHIA registration charge for chosen young delegates.

How to Apply

Complete the net application kind by 13 September 2026 at 17:00 East Africa Time (EAT). Applications could also be submitted in English or French

Apply Now for the 2026 AfricaCDC Youth Pre-Conference

Submit:

• A accomplished on-line application kind.
• A curriculum vitae (CV), most two pages.
• Passport biodata web page
• Any extra info requested within the application kind

Application Timeline

• Applications open 31 August 2026
• Application deadline 13 September 2026, 17:00 EAT
• Selected candidates contacted 2 October 2026
• Attendance affirmation deadline 9 October 2026
• YPC 2026 21-22 November 2026
• CPHIA 2026 23-27 November 2026

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the AfricaCDC Youth Pre-Conference