Departments
Social Affairs
Commissioner
H.E. Amira El Fadil, born on 15 January 1967, a Sudanese woman was elected Commissioner for Social Affairs of the African Union Commission. She was Minister of Social Welfare and Social Insurance for the Government of Sudan.
Structure
The Department of Social Affairs (DSA) works to promote the AU’s health, labour, employment, migration, social development, drug control, crime prevention, sport and cultural agenda.
The Division of culture harmonises and coordinates activities and policies across the continent.
The Division responds to vital generic health issues related to health policy and delivery systems, nutrition and other related public health issues and challenges that require a concerted and coordinated approach at a continental level.
The Division plays a leading role in policy development, advocacy, coordination, monitoring and evaluation on AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and other infectious diseases.
The division of labour and employment focuses on the rights, labour standards, integrated employment policies and social security systems.
Activities
Rabat, 20 August 2019: The 12th Edition of the African Games officially opened on Monday 19 August in the presence of
The Republic of Madagascar becomes the fourth AU member states that have signed the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicine Agency (AMA) on 1 August 2019 during the 3rd Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC-3), in Cairo, Egypt. The AMA treaty was adopted by Heads of State and Government during their 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly on 11 February 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Under the theme of “Increased Domestic Financing for Universal Health Coverage and Health Security for All African Citizens- Including Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced persons”, the Ministerial Meeting of the Third Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC-3), opened on Thursday 1st August 2019; in Cairo, Egypt.
The Third Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC-3), opened with the Experts Meeting, today Monday 29 July 2019, in Cairo, Egypt.
As of 18 July 2019, the Ministry of Public Health of the DRC reported 2,532 cases (2,438 confirmed and 94 probable) with 1,705 deaths and 718 cured.
The Republic of Kenya has been facing recurrent episodes of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) since the virus was first discove
July 29, 2019 to August 02, 2019
Third Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC-3)
July 07, 2019
Press Conference on the Outcome of the joint meeting between the African Union Commission, African Leaders Malaria Al
June 24, 2019
Public health emergencies continue to be a major concern in Africa, thus threatening national, regional and global health security. A Public Health Emergency Operation Centre (PHEOC) serves as a hub for coordinating preparedness and response to public health emergencies. It allows a well-coordinated response to public health emergencies by teams of multi-disciplinary and multi-sectorial experts using the Incident Management System (IMS). Only 14 AU Member States currently have a PHEOC and there is a need for capacity building to support the establishment and maintenance of functional PHEOCs by all Member States.
June 19, 2019 to June 20, 2019
What: Second Dialogue with Traditional and Religious Leaders on Girls’ and
The « Culture of peace» concept was first defined in Africa, during the International Congress on «Peace in the Minds
January 28, 2019 to March 31, 2019
November 14, 2018
April 24, 2017 to April 28, 2017
Media
Interview of Director for Social Affairs of AUC Dr Olawale Maiyegun with Afro FM Part 1
Department Resources
December 06, 2018
September 25, 2018
June 11, 2018
September 20, 2017
April 23, 2019
April 05, 2019
December 06, 2018