Africa CDC Declares Mpox A Public Health Emergency of …
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 Aug 2024 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by …
Mpox News – Africa CDC
Oct 30, 2024 · Weekly Special Press Briefing on the Mpox Outbreak and other Health Emergencies in Africa.
Joint Press Release: Vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries ...
Nov 5, 2024 · Addis Ababa/Geneva/New York/Oslo, 5 November 2024 – The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for nine countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current mpox surge. In collaboration with affected countries and donors, this decision aims to ensure that the limited doses are […]
Africa CDC declares mpox a public health emergency
Aug 13, 2024 · The African Union’s health watchdog has declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent, saying the move is a “clarion call for action”.
Mpox declared public health emergency in Africa - BBC
Aug 13, 2024 · Scientists from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) say they are alarmed by the speed at which a new strain of mpox has been spreading. Since the beginning of...
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
Sep 6, 2024 · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox, three weeks after WHO declared outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency.
Africa public health body declares mpox emergency | Reuters
Aug 13 (Reuters) - Africa's top public health body declared what it termed a "public health emergency of continental security" on Tuesday over an outbreak of mpox that has spread from the...
Africa CDC Endorses First Locally Made Mpox Diagnostic Test
15 hours ago · The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has approved the first locally-made diagnostic test for mpox, as the agency aims to stem outbreaks of the lethal disease on the continent.
Growing mpox 'crisis' prompts Africa CDC to declare first-ever …
Aug 14, 2024 · Africa has declared a mpox a continent-wide emergency after seeing a 160 per cent increase in cases and deaths compared to 2023. And with cases surging again in Toronto, officials are...
Alarmed by mpox surge, Africa CDC declares a 'continental emergency' - NPR
Aug 9, 2024 · The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has never done anything like this before. On Tuesday, the agency declared a “public health emergency of continental security.” Their concern...
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