The rapid spread of mpox, a disease related to smallpox, is a reminder of its shortcomings. Although well-intended, WHO’s overcautious and convoluted regulatory process stalled vaccine delivery for ...

One of the World Health Organization’s most important jobs is managing viral outbreaks. The rapid spread of mpox, a disease related to smallpox, is a reminder of its shortcomings. Although ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo - October 06, 2024 The Ministry of Public Health and Prevention, supported by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa CDC and Gavi, the Vaccine ...

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The EU has delivered the first batch of 100,000 Mpox vaccines to the DRC, the epicenter of the new mpox "clade 1b" strain.

A total of 35,525 suspected cases of mpox, including 996 deaths, have been reported in Africa since the beginning of the year, the WHO said in a fact sheet. In the week of September 23-29, the number ...

As the Democratic Republic of Congo launches a vaccination campaign amid a flare-up of the sometimes deadly illness mpox, AFP ...

A staff member of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is given a dose of mpox vaccine at a hospital in Goma, ...

In a crucial move to combat the escalating mpox outbreak, authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have launched ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has officially begun its vaccination campaign against mpox, launching operations in Goma, a city in the eastern part of the country.  This initiative comes as the DRC ...

Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an ...

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