Tag: Mpox
Ondo records fresh Mpox cases
Ondo State has confirmed 12 cases of Mpox in eight local government areas and has commenced a targeted vaccination campaign…
Ghana records first Mpox death as cases jump
Ghana has confirmed its first death from Mpox, health officials said on Sunday, as infections continue to rise sharply. The…
WHO, partners activate platform for emergency Mpox response
“GHEC was established by WHO in 2023 after the response to the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the need to streamline efforts…
UNGA 79: Biden pledges $500m to prevent mpox in Africa
Biden said this in his farewell address to world leaders at the general debate of the 79th session of the…
UNICEF: $59m needed to halt mpox outbreak in Africa
The UNICEF official insisted that with funding and prompt action in Burundi, “we have an opportunity to end this outbreak…
WHO prequalifies the first vaccine against mpox
Over 120 countries have confirmed more than 103 000 cases of mpox since the onset of the global outbreak in…
Akwa Ibom hit by Mpox as five cases confirmed, public urged to stay vigilant
He noted that four cases were previously confirmed after the state collected 30 samples from various local government areas for…
No outbreak of mpox in Nigerian prisons – NCoS
“This is to ensure we don’t have such outbreak because if such should happen, it will speak a lot within…
18,000 suspected cases of Mpox reported in DRC–WHO
“But what this region of DRC needs more than anything else is a political solution to the long-running insecurity,” Ghebreyesus…
Lagos gears up against emerging Mpox threat, focuses on aggressive variant
The Commissioner emphasized the current concern over the Clade 1B variant, which is rapidly spreading across Central Africa, particularly in…
WHO needs $87.4m to contain Mpox outbreak
WHO, therefore, called on donors to urgently fund the full extent of the Mpox response to prevent further spread and…
Cross River activates emergency centre after confirmation of Mpox
However, Ayuk who initially denied the claim by NCDC told journalists in Calabar on Sunday, said that the National Reference…
Rivers confirms 2 cases of Mpox
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, in its latest update released on Monday indicated that there's a decline in…
Danger! Nigeria posts 39 confirmed cases of mpox
According to Idris, in Nigeria, cumulatively, a total of 39 confirmed cases and zero deaths had been recorded across 33…
WHO declares Mpox outbreak in Africa international public health emergency
In July 2022, the multi-country outbreak of mpox was declared a PHEIC as it spread rapidly via sexual contact across…
Africa to declare public health emergency over Mpox
The disease can spread from animals to humans and between humans; through close contact, respiratory droplets, and contaminated objects.
WHO convenes on monkeypox spread
The partners were also members of the global mechanism to ensure COVID-19 vaccine equity, known as COVAX.