World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday approved Bavarian Nordic’s (BAVA.CO) new tab mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years.
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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reported that Mpox remains a significant public health issue.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reports that 54 new suspected Mpox cases were recorded in Nigeria during Week 39 of 2024, marking a decline from the 75 cases reported in the previous week.
An NGO, the Social, Behavioral, and Communication Change Officer of Breakthrough Action Nigeria (BA-N), Nura Faggo, has called on journalists…
The Vice President of Global Programmes at VillageReach, Dr Bannet Ndyanabangi has highlighted some of the steps that African nations could take to boost resilience in their health systems amidst the Mpox outbreak.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), says governments and donors have committed around one billion dollars to tackle Africa’s ongoing mpox outbreak, with the United States pledging five million dollars.
UNICEF has issued an urgent appeal 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.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised concerns that the Mpox outbreak in Africa remained uncontrolled, with rising cases reported in several countries.
The global vaccine group Gavi has ordered 500,000 mpox vaccine doses from the German-Danish company Bavarian Nordic.
The Director of Public Health, Edo State Ministry of Health, Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, announced on Tuesday that there were no active suspected cases of Cholera or Mpox in the state.