is a viral zoonotic disease caused by the mpox virus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it primarily occurs in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa and is occasionally ...

G20 support for the Africa CDC's and WHO's appeals for collective action and closer collaboration.We, G20 Finance and Health Ministers, are supportive ...

It feels like a movie we have already seen. A new viral strain is killing people in some of the world’s poorest countries, ...

A total of 32,407 cases of monkeypox, including 6,441 confirmed cases and 840 deaths, have been reported across the African ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced that governments and donors have committed ...

Africa has received a total of $1 billion from Governments and international donors to combat the ongoing mpox outbreak in ...

UNICEF has reached an agreement with mpox vaccine manufacturer Bavarian Nordic to supply one million doses of the shot for ...

The 67-year-old lawmaker, in his fifth attempt to lead the party, was elected as the new LDP president by securing 215 votes in a runoff to defeat his female contender Sanae Takaichi, who received 194 ...

In the latest of several recent mpox vaccine supply deals, Bavarian Nordic plans to provide 1 million doses of its shot, ...

President Joe Biden is turning to Africa in the sunset of his presidency. In the space of one day, in front of world leaders, he elevated Sudan’s conflict to a priority, announced he would travel to ...

According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), “mpox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus,” and it can be “particularly severe” in children.

An alarming surge in mpox cases has hit Africa, with more than 32,000 suspected infections recorded. The continent faces a critical challenge in mobilizing enough vaccine doses to curb the spread.