Tag: Mpox
Mpox Still A Global Health Emergency- WHO
Mpox Still A Global Health Emergency, Says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said the mpox outbreak is still a global public health...
Nigeria Begins Mpox Vaccination Programme
More than a month after the programme was scheduled to start, Nigeria on Monday started mpox vaccinations.
The vaccination program began with administering shots to...
Mpox Vaccination Shortage Delays DRC’s Campaign Drive Against Outbreak
The head of operations for Congo's mpox control programme, Cris Kacita on Tuesday said the country has been unable to launch an mpox vaccination...
Africa’s CDC Urges US President-Elect To Honour US Vaccine Pledges
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said it believed that the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration will provide the funding and...
Nine African Countries Worst Hit By Mpox To Receive 899,000 Vaccine...
The World Health Organization and other organizations on Wednesday said an initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for 9 countries across Africa that...
Data Shows 500% Increase In Mpox Cases On African Continent Year-On-Year
Data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) showed on Thursday that Mpox cases continue to spread on the African...
Rwanda’s Marburg Cases Decline As Mpox Spreads In Africa- Health Officials
Rwanda's health minister and the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said the outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus...
Rwanda Begins Vaccinations To Curb Deadly Marburg Outbreak
Rwanda on Sunday said it had begun administering vaccine doses against the Marburg virus to try to combat an outbreak of the Ebola-like disease...
Ghana Records First Mpox Case, Variant Not Yet Known
Ghana's health service has reported the country's first case of mpox this year, without disclosing which variant had been recorded, according to a statement.
A...
Is Possible To End Mpox Outbreak In Burundi Within Weeks, Says...
A U.N. health official on Friday said it is possible to end the mpox outbreak in Burundi within weeks.
The official added that progress in...