Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt ... - UN News
WEB5 hours ago · An electron microscopic image of mpox virus particles (red), found within an infected cell (blue). The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African countries including Burundi, where youngsters have been impacted the most.
WHO approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa
WEB13 September 2024 Health. 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 where the latest outbreak has infected more than 20,000 so far this year. The MVA-BN vaccine from the Danish pharmaceutical ...
Even as vaccines for mpox reach Africa, questions remain ... - Science News
WEB1 day ago · Vaccines for mpox are finally reaching Africa. But questions about the virus remain. A health care worker checks on a 2-year-old child who is being treated for mpox at the Nyiragongo General ...
Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait …
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.
Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the past week, the continental health body said Thursday as it described the rising toll as “not acceptable.”
WHO on alert as mpox cases surge to unprecedented levels in Africa
WEBAug 8, 2024 · The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the response to the mpox outbreak in over a dozen African countries to the highest level, mobilizing efforts across the agency. The...
Congo reports 1,000 new mpox cases. Africa asks for vaccines | AP News
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Congo has recorded 1,030 of the 1,405 new mpox cases in Africa over the last week. The statistics provided Tuesday by the Africa Centers for Disease Control propelled health authorities to ask for desperately needed vaccines to help fight the disease's “growing” threat on the continent.
Mpox – African Region - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBAug 22, 2024 · The current expansion of mpox in the African continent is unprecedented. At least four countries have identified cases for the first time and others, such as Côte d’Ivoire, are reporting re-emerging outbreaks. The modes of transmission in these countries are not fully described yet and are likely to include exclusive human-to-human transmission.
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.
Africa CDC Declares Mpox A Public Health Emergency of …
WEBAddis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 Aug 2024 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017.
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