Yesterday the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the European Commission highlighted the ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has presented medical supplies and public health materials valued at $36,700 to Ghana ...

The European Commission and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have launched plans to ramp up ...

As African countries continue to grapple with multiple mpox outbreaks involving different clades and transmission patterns, ...

The loss of mpox vaccines may help contribute to those figures. Politico notes that African countries have reported nearly ...

The expiration of shots the Biden administration promised to send comes after President Donald Trump cut deeply into foreign ...

On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the multiple mpox outbreaks occurring on the African continent were a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

"This is a moral, strategic, and public health failure in the making," lawmakers told the U.S. State Department Wednesday.

The number of mpox -related deaths in Africa has surpassed 1,000, the head of the continent's top public health agency said Thursday, warning of the continuing threat of cross-border contamination ...

Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is back in the news. As of early September, the World Health Organization has reported more than 5,000 laboratory-confirmed cases this year.

For example, in August, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that $245 million was needed to respond to the outbreak. Months later, the amount needed is likely much higher.

On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the multiple mpox outbreaks occurring on the African continent were a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.