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Mpox vaccines are available – why are they not reaching Africa?

Nigeria became the first African country this week to receive a batch of vaccines against mpox, a viral disease whose rapid spread led the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency in mid-August. While more vaccine doses are available, experts say high costs and regulatory hurdles have prevented…

France 24

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued advice to travelers to mpox-affected areas

The Independent UK

African Nations To Begin Mpox Vaccinations Within Days

African nations prepare to vaccinate against mpox outbreak with global support. WHO declares global health emergency for the viral disease.

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African health officials call for solidarity not travel bans over mpox outbreak

Head of Africa CDC Jean Kaseya urges international community to support rollout of testing and vaccinations

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Mpox has been detected in Europe – but the real emergency is in Africa

In today’s newsletter: With a deadly surge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the first case in Sweden, we look at how the disease is spreading, who’s at risk and what’s being done to stop it

The Guardian - UK

Mpox outbreak is a health equity problem

While WHO and Africa CDC declare public health emergencies over mpox, questions of vaccine access are critical

Salon

How far has mpox spread and how can you protect yourself?

Sweden and Pakistan have both reported cases of mpox days after the WHO declared the virus an ’emergency’.

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Mpox outbreak declared a public health emergency by Africa CDC; all about the fast-spreading variant

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared a public health emergency prompted by the spread of a deadly and highly infectious strain of mpox across the continent. The move has been possibly taken to stop the monkeypox virus from evolving into an epidemic that spreads across…

The Times of India

What is mpox and why has it been declared a global health emergency?

The World Health Organization is warning that the increasing spread of the virus in Africa could cross over into other continents

The Guardian - UK

Mpox outbreak puts Africa on brink of official public health emergency

African disease control centre urges ‘collective and collaborative approach’ after cases rise by 160% year on year

The Guardian - UK

DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or treatments yet. Why?

With nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public health emergency.

WEKU

The malaria vaccine that just rolled out has a surprise benefit for kids

A new malaria vaccine came to Cameroon this week and will be introduced in 20 additional countries. Experts stress that it's not a magic bullet. But they say it's a game-changer — with a bonus.

WEKU

We need resources to fight health impacts of climate crisis, Africans tell Cop28

Continent must have more resilient health systems and local vaccine manufacturing to prevent next pandemic, says public health body

The Guardian - UK

Africa CDC expects Mpox vaccines to arrive within 2 weeks

Africa’s public health body says it hopes Mpox vaccines will finally arrive on the continent “in another two weeks, tops” after months of seeking doses

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Africa CDC chief urges more COVID-19 testing as cases rise

The head of Africa’s top public health institute is urging authorities across the continent to step up COVID-19 testing amid a concerning rise in new cases in some countries

ABC News

In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected, threatening more flare-ups across the continent and globally

At a village clinic in central Democratic Republic of Congo, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams as nurses treat the boils that trouble her delicate skin. She is one of the many victims of an outbreak there that is believed to be far worse than the official records…

Reuters

In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected

At a village clinic in central Congo, separated from the world by a tangle of waterways and forests, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams as nurses in protective suits pick at one of hundreds of boils that trouble her delicate skin.

The Independent UK

Africa CDC in 'advanced' talks to obtain monkeypox vaccines

Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners

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The Independent UK

Africa CDC says gay sex 'not relevant' in monkeypox there

Africa’s public health agency says it doesn’t know how many of the continent’s reported monkeypox cases this year are in men who have sex with men

The Independent UK

Africa's alone in monkeypox deaths but has no vaccine doses

Africa's public health agency says the continent still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine even though it’s the only continent to have documented deaths from the disease that’s newly declared a global emergency

Reuters

Africa's top public health body gets $100 million from World Bank

Africa's main public health body, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), will receive $100 million from the World Bank to help African countries prepare for, detect and respond to disease outbreaks.

Al Jazeera

Africa CDC signs with Pfizer for COVID pill for African countries

Pfizer will now supply the COVID-19 pill that is highly effective in preventing hospitalisations and deaths.

Bangkok Post

US move affects Africa's vax drive

The US Food and Drug Administration's recent decision to limit the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to adults who cannot or will not get another vaccine will have profound consequences for African countries. The FDA said its move reflected the risk that the vaccine might cause a…

The Guardian - UK

‘Africa must be self-sufficient’: John Nkengasong on learning the deadly lessons of pandemics

The outgoing director of Africa Centres for Disease Control has seen Ebola, Aids and now Covid – and warns complacency is dangerous

The Guardian - UK

Africa’s health boss seeks to tempt expat medics to come back home

Head of the continent’s disease control centre says doctors and nurses are needed to bolster the local pandemic response

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