Mpox Cases to Rise in Africa: What You Need to Know
In August, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), declared Mpox a public health emergency following a surge in cases…
WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern | World Health Organization News
UN health agency says its decision is ‘based on the rising number and continuing geographic spread of cases’.The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will…
First known U.S. case of mpox clade I found in Calif.; risk to public ‘low’
This colorized image from the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows an electron micrograph of…
Africa CDC warns mpox is not under control, appeals for resources | Health News
African Union health watchdog’s chief has said mpox outbreak is ‘still on the upward trend generally’ as cases spread.The African Union’s health watchdog has warned…
COVID, mpox, cholera: Is the world prepared for another pandemic? | Climate Crisis News
Some 4.5 billion people worldwide are currently without adequate access to essential healthcare services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This comes as more…
DRC launches first mpox vaccination drive in efforts to curb outbreak | Health News
The vaccine will first be given to health workers and those with existing health issues.The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched its first vaccination campaign…
WHO approves first mpox test for faster diagnoses | Health News
The ‘real time PCR test’ will enable the detection of the virus by swabbing human skin lesions.The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use…
Africa’s Mpox Endemic: A Wake-up Call for Action
It has been a year or two since we recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, but should we start preparing for a new epidemic? The virus…
Africa CDC urges Western countries to boost funding for mpox response | Health News
Health agency reports 107 deaths and 3,160 new cases over the last week, says toll ‘not acceptable’.The head of the African Union’s health agency has…
Mpox crisis: Why do African countries struggle to make or buy vaccines? | Health News
After months of delay due to logistics, the first sets of mpox vaccines have finally begun arriving in Democratic Republic of the Congo, donated by…
India records first suspected mpox case, male patient in isolation | Health News
The health ministry says the young patient recently travelled from a country experiencing the virus outbreak.India’s health ministry says it has recorded a suspected case…
Mpox and the dangers of treating some lives as disposable | Health
It has been a year since the first outbreak of a new more deadly variant of the mpox virus was first reported in central Africa.…
DR Congo receives first shipment of mpox vaccines | Health
NewsFeedThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has received its first batch of mpox vaccines, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has…
DR Congo no longer expects to receive mpox vaccines this week | Health News
DRC had hoped to receive a first round of vaccine deliveries this week as virus spreads.The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says it no…
WHO Africa chief on mpox and the continent’s health crises | Health
Matshidiso Moeti discusses Africa’s battle with mpox, vaccine inequity, and the need for stronger global health support.Mpox, once confined to Central Africa, has become a…
Europe’s health agency urges EU member states to donate mpox vaccines
European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides Thursday urged EU member states to mobilize mpox vaccine donations to Africa. Mpox is both an…
Mapped: Which countries have reported mpox cases so far? | Health News
The mpox virus is spreading internationally, and more countries, some very far from the initial location of the outbreak in East Africa, have confirmed cases…
Mpox not the new COVID, says WHO | World Health Organization News
World Health Organization official says regardless of strain, mpox is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its spread.The mpox outbreak is…
What is mpox and how do you protect yourself? | Health
NewsFeedThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says mpox has been detected in at least 13 African countries, and cases have been confirmed in…
After COVID and Ebola, doctors take on mpox amid conflict in eastern DRC | Health News
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It’s dawn at the mpox treatment site at Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital, north of the city of Goma,…