Mpox cases on African continent show 500 per cent increase year-on-year
Dakar, Senegal Reuters Mpox cases continue to spread on the African continent, showing an increase of over 500 per cent from last year, data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) showed on Thursday. The World Health Organization declared mpox a global health emergency in mid-August, after a new strain began […]
Mpox is not under control in Africa, warns Africa CDC
Dakar, Senegal Reuters The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned on Thursday, adding that cases were still increasing in several countries. The World Health Organization declared the recent outbreak of the disease a public health emergency of international concern after the […]
Africa public health body declares mpox emergency
Reuters Africa’s top public health body declared what it termed a “public health emergency of continental security” on Tuesday over an outbreak of mpox that has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) had warned last week of an alarming rate of […]
Cameroon launches malaria vaccination program in global milestone
Reuters The global fight against malaria took a stride forward on Monday as Cameroon launched the world’s first routine vaccine programme against the mosquito-borne disease that is projected to save tens of thousands of children’s lives per year across Africa. Around 40 years in the making, the World Health Organization-approved RTS,S vaccine developed by British […]
“History repeats itself”: In Africa’s monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected
DJAFFAR AL KATANTY and EDWARD MCALLISTER, of Reuters, report on the impact of monkeypox virus outbreaks in poorer African countries where many people do not have quick access to health facilities – or are not aware of the dangers…