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The Conversation Africa, 8 September 2024
Africa says it needs an estimated ten million doses of mpox vaccine to control this public health emergency. Read more »
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Africa: African CDC and Who Launch Joint Continental Plan to Scale Up Mpox Outbreak Response
Africa CDC, 6 September 2024
In a significant step to strengthen and accelerate the response to the ongoing the mpox outbreak, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and World… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa Records One More Mpox Case
SAnews.gov.za, 9 September 2024
The Department of Health has called for continued public vigilance as the country records one more laboratory-confirmed case. Read more »
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Africa: How Is the Mpox Outbreak Impacting Refugees and Displaced People?
UNHCR, 6 September 2024
A recent surge in mpox cases in Africa has raised concerns about its potentially devastating impact on displaced people living in crowded camps. Find out how UNHCR is working with… Read more »
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Africa: Mpox - Equitable Vaccine Access Crucial for Global South
UN News, 6 September 2024
As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right to health on Friday stressed that equitable access to vaccines is crucial in the… Read more »
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Tanzania: Tanzania Intensifies Monkeypox Prevention
Daily News, 6 September 2024
DEPUTY Minister for Health, Dr Godwin Mollel has insisted that the government, through the Ministry of Health, is continuing to take all necessary measures to control and combat… Read more »
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Africa: Joint Press Release - the Democratic Republic of Congo Receives First Mpox Vaccines
Africa CDC, 5 September 2024
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are pleased to announce the arrival of the first shipment of 99,100… Read more »
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Gambia: All Suspected Cases of Mpox in Gambia Are Negative
Foroyaa, 5 September 2024
According to the Ministry of Health Situation Report, there is no confirmed case of Mpox in The Gambia because all suspected cases were tested negative. Read more »
$600m Plan to Scale Up Mpox Response
The Africa Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have jointly launched a response plan to curb the spread of the mpox virus on the continent. A statement from Africa CDC said that the six-month intervention is expected to target 14 affected countries and help create preparedness in others. The $600 million plan will be "tailored to the unique epidemiology and risk profiles of each member state".
There's been an "unprecedented" increase in mpox cases in Africa, and n addition to animal-linked outbreaks, "the intensified human-to-human transmission through sexual behaviors and other factors requires urgent attention and an enhanced response".
An MSF health promoter explains the signs and symptoms of mpox to camp people present inside the health centre supported by MSF in the Kanyaruchinya displacement site, on the outskirts of Goma. :
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The Mastercard Foundation today announced two partnerships to support the response to the current outbreak of mpox in Africa. Mpox is impacting the most vulnerable communities ... Read more »
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The World Health Organization has called on countries to approve the Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to accelerate vaccines for the mpox disease to combat the ongoing ... Read more »
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Mpox cases have surged across Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), which has become the epicenter of the outbreak. Since January 2024, 3,8 Read more »
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Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines, becoming the first African country to obtain the jabs, which would help combat the spread of the new strain of mpox virus. The ... Read more »
