Africa requires over $220 million to sustain and scale up its response to the ongoing mpox outbreak, as the virus continues to spread both within the…
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Sierra Leone on Wednesday launched a preventive mpox vaccination campaign, targeting frontline health workers, high-risk individuals, and children aged 12 and above, as the country battles…
The health ministry of Tanzania announced Monday that it had identified the first two cases of mpox, the first time the virus has been found in…
Sierra Leone, on Monday, declared a public health emergency in response to mpox, taking swift action to enhance border surveillance after confirming two cases of the…
France has reported its first case of the Clade 1b variant of the mpox virus, the health ministry announced on Monday. The infection was detected in…
A Burundian doctor has condemned the government’s handling of the ongoing mpox epidemic, accusing authorities of remaining silent and failing to provide vital information. The doctor,…
The Ministry of Health in Kenya has reported five new cases of Mpox, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 28. The…
Morocco has become the first African country to produce mpox testing kits, a major step in reducing the continent’s reliance on imported medical supplies. The initiative…
Global health advocates have written to the manufacturers of a vital mpox diagnostic test, urging them to reduce its price from approximately $20 per test to…
The African Union’s health agency, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), has approved the first locally produced test for mpox, developed in Morocco,…