Mpox Vaccinations Planned in Mega-City as Africa Cases Mount
Mpox vaccinations will be administered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital Kinshasa in a bid to stop the virus from spreading rapidly in the tightly-packed city of 17 million and around the world through its air links.
US to donate 1M mpox vaccine doses to help halt outbreak in Africa
In August, the World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years.
Africa CDC Secures Over $800M to Combat Mpox Outbreak
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has secured over $800 million, surpassing its initial target, to combat a rising mpox outbreak in the continent. U.S. contributions include $500 million and 1 million vaccine doses.
WHO chief urges action on mpox vaccines in Africa
Pharmaceutical giants and rich nations need to collaborate with African countries to improve access to mpox vaccines, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Semafor Africa.
US to donate 1 mn mpox vaccines to Africa: Biden
The United States plans to donate one million doses of the mpox vaccine to African nations facing an epidemic of the virus, President Joe Biden said Tuesday.
Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa
The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses it obtained from Nigeria. Dr.
Exclusive-US to donate 1 million mpox vaccine doses to halt outbreak in Africa
U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Tuesday the donation of 1 million mpox vaccine doses and at least $500 million to African countries to support their response to the outbreak, according to a senior administration official.
Travel News: More Singaporeans travelling to Africa despite mpox
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Prostitutes, Prospectors Drive Spread In DR Congo Mpox Capital
Come nightfall, gold-diggers, hawkers and prostitutes alike barrel into the bars of Kamituga in the eastern DR Congo, with some blaming the mining town's nightlife for its growing mpox outbreak.
Almost 30,000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says
Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of ...
Biden pledges mpox aid to Africa in his valedictory speech to the United Nations
President Biden talked about the sweeping changes he has seen during his long career, urged an end to wars in Ukraine, Gaza ...
WHO reports 30,000 suspected mpox cases in Africa, mainly in DRC
Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of ...
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Safari operators say the mpox scare has not hurt their business
The recent mpox outbreak originating in the Democratic Republic of Congo has had little to no impact on African safari ...
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US president Joe Biden promises his first visit to Africa as president, again
The last few months of the Joe Biden administration are nearing, given the current US presidential contest between Donald ...