The recent announcement by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) of 40 confirmed Mpox cases out of 830 suspected cases highlights the country’s vulnerability to this escalating threat. The virus’s spread across 12 states, particularly in the…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has written to African Ministers of Health regarding the Mpox outbreak and the need for a comprehensive approach to properly diagnose and manage the health condition. The letter, signed by Dr Jean…
Mpox vaccines are expected to arrive in Africa in the coming days, after the region’s main health-advisory body last week declared an outbreak of the disease a continent-wide public-health emergency. “The vaccine will be available very soon, maybe end of next week,” Africa Centres…
The Federal Government says it has intensified monitoring and screening procedures at all entry points in response to the threat of MPox. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, disclosed this in a statement by his…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Cases of the infectious viral disease mpox on the rise around the world, adding that it has convened its Emergency Committee to discuss the outbreak. The WHO reported this on Tuesday from Geneva. Confirmed…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday, urged global leaders and citizens to boldly recognise and address the inequalities holding back progress towards the global goal to end AIDS by 2030. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said this in his…
