Analysis – New mpox vaccines for Congo’s children held up by old problem
London, UK/Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Adults started getting vaccinations against mpox in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital this week. But there were no shots available for children, the most vulnerable group, after a key dose donation was held back by an old legal hurdle. Japan pledged in September to donate three million doses […]
Vaccine doses allocated for nine African countries hardest hit by mpox
Reuters An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for nine countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge, the WHO and other health organisations said on Wednesday. The WHO declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years in August after a new variant […]
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 vaccine rollout in Congo slower than expected, health official says
Kibati, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Congo needs to do more to raise awareness about mpox and the availability of vaccines, an official with the response team said on Thursday, warning the campaign to distribute the shots would take longer than anticipated Congo’s mpox vaccination campaign launched this month in the hard-hit east. A Reuters […]
Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread from its epicentre in the Democratic Republic of Congo to numerous other African nations this year. Officials held a ceremony to mark the start of vaccinations […]
Almost 30,000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says
London, UK Reuters Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out, the World Health Organization said on Monday. More than 800 people died of suspected mpox across the continent in that time, the UN health body […]
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 […]
Mpox: Rich nations have millions of shots as Africa’s outbreak spreads; will they share?
JENNIFER RIGBY and JULIE STEENHUYSEN, of Reuters, report on the stark divide on vaccine access…
Congo receives long-awaited mpox vaccine doses
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has prompted the UN to declare a global public health emergency. Congo is the epicentre of the outbreak, which has spread to neighbouring countries and elsewhere, […]
Congo expects first delivery of mpox vaccine doses on Thursday
Reuters Democratic Republic of Congo, epicentre of an mpox outbreak that prompted a UN declaration of a global public health emergency, said it expects to receive its first delivery of vaccine doses on Thursday and a second delivery on Saturday. The World Health Organization declared the health emergency last month but efforts to curb the […]