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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Mpox Outbreak

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Africa

Rating agencies and Africa: the absence of people on the ground contributes to bias against the continent – analyst

    By Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town   Rating agency Fitch recently warned that the rapid spread of the mpox virus in sub-Saharan Africa could add to the fiscal pressures many countries in the region are already experiencing. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have declared the latest outbreak of mpox in Africa a health emergency. An epidemic in the Democratic […]

todaySeptember 9, 2024 15

Africa

Africa needs 10 million doses of mpox vaccines

Tanzanian politician Dr. Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile has been nominated as the World Health Organization’s regional director for Africa for a five-year term. This comes amid an Mpox outbreak across eight African countries, which has been declared a global health emergency. The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has called for 10 million Mpox vaccine doses to address the outbreak.  

todayAugust 28, 2024 26

Health / Medical

WHO launches mpox response plan

The World Health Organisation has launched a global plan to stop new outbreaks and spreading of the  Mpox disease through collective national, regional, and global efforts. The suggested plan will cover 6 months starting September 2024 to February 2025.

todayAugust 27, 2024 69

Oshiwambo

DRC atula ombuda moshixwa okukelela etandavelo lomukifi wo Mpox moshilongo.

Oshikondo shouhaku mo shitopolwa sha Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, oshati oshili tashilongo shatula ombuda moshixwa opo shitongololemo ovanudo ovo vaningwa oihakanwa youdu wo monkeypox, eshi omuvalu waavo vaningwa oihakanwa taweende wayuka pombada efiku keshe. Ehangano louhaku mounyuni WHO , onghela  ola yandja elombwelo opo oudu wo Mpox utulwe koshivalo shomakwafo opaulumo mumbwe,  omukifi oo watukuka mo Congo oshoyo moilyolongo yayooloka yenenedu. Oudu wombuto yo Mpox,  owa didilikwa unene mokati […]

todayAugust 15, 2024 17 2

Africa

Mpox cases are soaring in Africa – what must be done to prevent a global pandemic

  By Cheryl Walter, University of Hull   Alarmed by the surge in mpox cases, the Africa Centres for Disease Control has taken the unprecedented step of declaring the outbreak sweeping through African countries a continental public health emergency. The World Health Organization (WHO) is also meeting to decide whether to trigger its highest global alert level over the epidemic. These moves come after a virulent strain of the disease […]

todayAugust 13, 2024 27

Africa

World Health Organisation considers emergency status for Africa’s Mpox outbreak

The World Health Organisation is considering convening an expert committee to determine if the escalating Mpox outbreak in Africa should be declared an international emergency. WHO director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus announced this consideration following a surge of cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and nearby countries. South Africa has also confirmed two more cases in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, bringing its total to 24 cases and three deaths. The Africa Centres […]

todayAugust 6, 2024 24

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