Even as vaccines for mpox reach Africa, questions remain
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Vaccines for mpox are finally reaching Africa. But questions about the virus remain. Mpox’s rapid spread in Africa raises concerns it may now be more infectious and more severe.
What is mpox, and why is this outbreak so concerning? | CNN
WEBAug 15, 2024 · The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, the highest level of alarm under international health law.
Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for ...
WEBAug 27, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases with nearly 4,000 reported in the past week, the continent’s public health body said Tuesday as it repeated a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed.
WHO approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa
WEBSep 13, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use of an mpox vaccine for the first time, which it says should facilitate “timely and increased access” for millions at risk in Africa...
Africa's mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world's inability …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · A leading African scientist says the growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity against the
WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR).
WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency | CNN
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Since the beginning of the year, more than 17,000 mpox cases and more than 500 deaths have been reported in 13 countries in Africa, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...
Mpox declared public health emergency in Africa - BBC
WEBAug 13, 2024 · 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.
Mpox – African Region - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBAug 22, 2024 · WHO is supporting the distribution of mpox therapeutics (tecovirimat) to South Africa. Participation in clinical webinars and review of guidelines for mpox dead body management are ongoing.
W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency Over New Mpox Outbreak
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The rapid spread of mpox, formerly called monkeypox, in African countries constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization declared on Wednesday.