Africa Grapples With Mpox Surge Amid Rising Health System Strains
A troubling surge of Mpox cases is sweeping across Africa, posing yet another test for the continent’s already strained health ...
Tag: DR Congo
A Continent on Alert: Africa’s Struggle Against Emerging Epidemics
As the world’s attention drifts from the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa finds itself grappling with a new wave ...
DRC gets over 15,000 doses of mpox vaccine
In a significant move to curb the ongoing mpox outbreak, 15,460 doses of mpox vaccine donated by Bavarian Nordic have ...
WHO unveils plan to combat mpox
In what it described as its decisive move to tackle the growing mpox crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) today ...
How DR Congo became mpox outbreak’s epicentre
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the focal point of the global mpox outbreak, with the majority of ...
Gavi to establish a global stockpile of mpox vaccines
In response to the escalating mpox crisis across Africa, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has unveiled several new initiatives designed to ...
Breaking: WHO declares mpox a public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), following a sharp increase ...
$15 million required for initial response to mpox — WHO DG
WHO's regional response plan requires an initial US$ 15 million to support surveillance, preparedness and response activities, the global body ...
DR Congo’s 14th Ebola outbreak is over
The Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months ...
What we know about the origin of DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak
On April 23, 2022, the Minister of Public Health, Hygiene, and Prevention announced a new case of Ebola virus disease ...
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