Congolese authorities have begun rolling out the 265,000 vaccinations for mpox (formerly monkeypox) to help contain the ongoing outbreak. The vaccination was administered...
ByJoy ChukwuOctober 7, 2024Ghana has reported its first case of Mpox (Monkeypox) in the Western North Region. According to the Ghana Health Service’s report, the case...
ByJoy ChukwuOctober 3, 2024Africa has administered Mpox vaccines for the first time, with several hundred high-risk individuals receiving the shots in Rwanda, according to the African...
ByOluwasegun SanusiSeptember 19, 2024Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, has announced that it will purchase 500,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for Africa. This marks Gavi’s...
ByConfidence UbaniSeptember 18, 2024The Democratic Republic of Congo has moved up the start of its mpox vaccination campaign to October 2, a week earlier than initially...
ByConfidence UbaniSeptember 12, 2024On Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a $600 million response...
ByConfidence UbaniSeptember 7, 2024The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) has activated its disease management system to 0versee and control the national response to the...
ByJoy ChukwuSeptember 5, 2024The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that children aged 0-5 years were the most affected by the Mpox outbreak in...
ByJoy ChukwuAugust 31, 2024Cross River State has confirmed the first case of Monkeypox (Mpox) in Okoshe community in the Obudu local government area. The Commissioner for...
ByJoy ChukwuAugust 25, 2024The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expecting to receive its first shipment of monkeypox (Mpox) vaccines next week. This development comes after...
ByEmmanuel EjioforAugust 20, 2024The World Health Organisation (WHO) has allocated $1.45 million from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies in response to the ongoing global Mpox outbreak....
ByEmmanuel EjioforAugust 17, 2024The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 39 cases of Monkey Pox (mpox) across several states, including Lagos, Ogun,...
ByConfidence UbaniAugust 15, 2024