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…
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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,…
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, urgently needs more mpox vaccines to protect its high-risk population, according to the head of the national mpox response,…
Kenya’s health officials have urged the public to remain alert following the confirmation of three new mpox cases, which ends a month-long period without any reported…
The spread of mpox in Africa has slowed marginally, but the epidemic remains a serious concern, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced Tuesday that two new cases of the mpox virus in the UK are the first locally transmitted cases in Europe…
The National Orientation Agency in Akwa Ibom State has announced that the government has traced six cases of Mpox to a single household in the state.…
The Democratic Republic of Congo, currently the epicentre of an Mpox outbreak, began a vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday in the eastern city of…
On Friday, the United Nations health agency announced that it had approved the first diagnostic test for mpox, which is crucial for countries dealing with outbreaks.…
Ghana has reported its first confirmed case of Mpox in 2024, health authorities announced on Thursday, as the virus continues to spread across Africa. The patient,…