Mpox Outbreak

Health Ministry confirms 44 Mpox contact cases in Erongo Region

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has identified 44 contact cases following the confirmation of an Mpox infection in Swakopmund. According to Health Ministry spokesperson Walters Kamaya, these are not additional confirmed infections but individuals who may have come into contact with the infected person. “These are contact cases whereby we allege that the confirmed case could have been in contact with other people,” Kamaya explained. “So far, we […]

21 October, 2025

Health / Medical

Health Ministry declares outbreak of Mpox in Swakopmund

Ministry of Health and Social Services has declared an outbreak of mpox in the coastal city of Swakopmund after confirming a single case linked to cross-border travel within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Health Minister Dr. Esperance Luvindao said the patient is being treated in isolation and remains in stable condition. “Surveillance, contact tracing, and response teams have been activated to contain the spread,” the ministry announced in […]

20 October, 2025

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 […]

9 September, 2024

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.

28 August, 2024

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.

27 August, 2024

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 […]

15 August, 2024

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 […]

13 August, 2024

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 […]

6 August, 2024