WHO declares global emergency as monkeypox spreads in Africa, calling for urgent aid Congo begins mpox vaccinations amid rising cases and deaths Mpox is a rare disease caused by infection with a ...

It's caused by the mpox virus, which spreads between people through close contact. In response to a growing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo ... re ramping up vaccinations for people ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox ... The vaccinations started Tuesday targeting seven districts with “high risk populations” who neighbor Congo ...

Congo’s health minister says the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of ...

LONDON/KINSHASA (Reuters) - Adults started getting vaccinations against mpox in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital this week. But there were no shots available for children, the most ...

Nigeria started mpox vaccinations on Monday, administering shots to health workers and people with weak immune systems at hospitals in the capital Abuja, more than a month after the programme was ...

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed to the BBC that new cases appeared to be "plateauing" in DR Congo, but cautioned that it was too early to tell the impact of vaccinations.

Analysis-New Mpox Vaccines for Congo's Children Held up by Old Problem By Jennifer Rigby, Ange Kasongo and Sonia Rolley LONDON/KINSHASA (Reuters) - Adults started getting vaccinations against mpox ...

London: Adults started getting vaccinations against mpox in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital this week. But there were no shots available for children, the most vulnerable group, after a key ...

(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will begin a new round of mpox vaccinations to combat the ongoing epidemic, which has already caused over 1,100 deaths since the beginning of 2024.

Aiming to halt the rapid spread of Mpox in one of Kinshasa's most densely populated neighbourhoods, Pakadjuma, the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration ...