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...
Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in a week, a toll the agency's director-general described as “not acceptable.”
WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp ... - Associated …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting against the disease in Africa.
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 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...
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.
WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of ... - UN …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease has surfaced for the first time, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, as 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).
African region faces an unprecedent surge in mpox cases
WEBAug 8, 2024 · The African region is experiencing an unprecedented increase in mpox cases since the start of 2024, with more countries previously unaffected by the disease reporting cases in an expanding spread of the virus.
Deadlier strain of mpox spreads to more countries, raising officials ...
WEBAug 7, 2024 · Cases of a deadlier strain of mpox have been confirmed in four countries in Africa, raising alarm among health officials around the world.