Mpox

WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency. What happens next?

Inkoly/Shutterstock By C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential for further spread. This now triggers a coordinated international response to an extraordinary event and the mobilisation of resources, such as vaccines and diagnostic testing, to curb the spread of this infectious disease. But […]

15 August, 2024

Africa

WHO Declares Mpox a Global Public Health Emergency Amid Congo Outbreak

The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency on Wednesday, marking the second such declaration in two years reports Reuters. This decision follows an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has spread to neighboring countries. An emergency committee convened earlier in the day to advise WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the severity of the situation, leading to the classification of the outbreak as a […]

15 August, 2024

Africa

Nigeria mandates health form for incoming air passengers

Nigeria's government has directed air passengers coming into the country to fill out a health declaration form as part of measures against the Mpox outbreak and other infectious diseases. According to The Vanguard, the mpox strain known as Clade Ib, which has been rapidly spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since September, is both more deadly and more easily transmitted than earlier strains. This strain, transmitted […]

12 August, 2024

Africa

WHO warns M-Pox outbreak in Africa could pose a public health emergency

The World Health Organization says it has raised its response to the mpox outbreak in over a dozen African countries. Parts of Africa are witnessing an "unprecedented" spike in mpox cases with 15 countries reporting outbreaks. The WHO is trying to determine whether the outbreak in Africa constitutes a Public Health Emergency of international concern. Corresponding for us is Jody Jacobs.

9 August, 2024

Oshiwambo

Ehangano lyuundjolowele muuyuni liithana oshigongi shomeendelelo omolwa iipotha yo Mpox mu Africa

Ohela,omukuluntu gwehangano lyuundjolowele muuyuni Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus okwiithana oshigongi shomeendelelo shaanongo yopashigwana ,sho iipotha yoludhi lwa nika oshiponga yombuto yo Mpox tayiindiipala miilongo ya Africa. O Africa news oya lopota kutya ,opena oolopota kutya oludhi nduka oluna omukwawu guli pombanda,noku gu pitika gu taandele meendelelo mokati koohandimwe,noku etitha eipulo enene kaanongo yehangano lyo WHO. Ta popi momutumba gwiikundaneki ohela mo Geneva,Adhanom Ghebreyesus okwati aanongo otaaka tala ngele etukulo […]

8 August, 2024

Health / Medical

South Africa’s Department of Health has confirmed two more positive cases of Mpox in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa's Department of Health has confirmed that two more positive cases of Mpox have been detected in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, increasing the number of cases from 22 to 24 nationwide. The number of deaths linked to the disease remains at three. The department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, says the 23rd case is a 36-year-old man from KwaZulu-Natal who was admitted at a public health facility in Durban late in July […]

5 August, 2024

Oshiwambo

DRC okwa lopota omaso 44 go Mpox niipotha 25

Aanambelewa yuuhaku mo DRC oyati iipotha 25 yo Monkeypox oya dhidhilika muuzilo woshilando Goma. IIpotha oyindji oya lopotwa mookamba dheedhilila aantu ya tulululwa kiikolokosha ya homata mo North Kivu. oshilongo osha dhidhilika iipotha ya konda 11 000 nomaso 443. kakele ku DRC,South Africa naye okwa taalela etukuko lyo Mpox.

13 July, 2024

Oshiwambo

IIpotha yo Mpox mo South Africa oyili po 20,naantu 15 ya kolekwa yeli nawa,omanga 5 yeli miipangelo

Omwaalu gwiipotha yo Mpox mo South Africa ogwa londo sigo opo 20. Shika osha landula sho iipotha iipe yili 4 ya kolekwa mo Gauteng nomo Kwazul Natal momasiku omashona ga piti. Omanga oshikondo shuuhaku shati opena onkundana ombwaanawa kwaamboka ya kwatwa kombuto,sho aavu 15 ya pewa o clean bill of health,shoka tashiti oya pewa eziminino ku ndohotola kutya oyena uundjolowele. Omanga ya 5 yeli moshipangelo omolwa omatompakano geetithwa komauvu galwe […]

8 July, 2024

Oshiwambo

Moshilongo onkee inaamu lopotwa iipotha yo Monkeypox-Ben Nangombe

Omunambelewa omukuluntu muuministeli wuundjolowele Ben Nangombe okwa koleke kutya Namibia ina lopota sigo ompaka omukithi go MPOX ngoka gwa tukuka mo South Africa. Nangombe okwati oshigwana inashi mbandapala, nuuministeli owuli ontega ngele pwa holoka omadhidhiliko go MPOX moshilongo.

3 July, 2024