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Mpox, the high infectious disease that used to be called monkeypox, has been declared a public health emergency in Africa by the continent’s top health body. Scientists from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) say they are alarmed by the speed at which a new...
Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said during an online media briefing that the declaration of the health emergency was "likely" next week. At least 16 countries of the continent's 55 nations have been affected with mpox, according to ...
In early December, the Africa CDC said the continent was set to receive its first batch of 50,000 Mpox vaccines as a donation from South Korea and would be used first for health workers and people living in the hardest-hit areas. AFRICA TO RECEIVE ITS 1ST VACCINES FOR MPOX...
Officials at the Africa CDC said nearly 70% of cases in Congo are in children younger than 15, who also accounted for 85% of deaths. Where has the mpox outbreak spread? Sweden reported its first case of the more infectious form of the virus on Thursday, just a day after the WHO decla...
Mpox,previously called monkeypox, has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries. A total of 18 nations have reported cases. The public health body said 96% of all cases and deaths were in DR Congo. Officials at Africa CDC said nearly 70% of cases in the countr...
The UN organization triggered its highest level of international health alert. The day before, the African Union’s health agency, Africa CDC, had declared a “public health emergency”. The current epidemic, which originated in the DRC, is currently confined to Africa. ...
We need authentic global solidarity, equity, and urgent support for African countries to mitigate mpox outbreaks, write Ifedayo MO Adetifa and Madhukar Pai On 13 August 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the ongoing mpox outbreak a public health ...
Africa’s top health authority has declared a public health emergency amid an outbreak of Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in several countries across the continent, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it has killed hundreds of people so far this year. Jean Kaseya, directo...
The bloc's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) in August agreed to procure 175,420 doses of Bavarian's vaccine and donate them to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while the Danish company will donate an additional 40,000 doses....