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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the “epicenter” of the ongoing Mpox outbreak in Africa, will launch its first phase of the vaccination campaign on October 2, the government has announced. The vaccination effort, which runs until October 11, follows the receipt of over 265,000 doses from international partners, according to the minutes of…
Mpox has been a public health problem in parts of Africa for decades New Delhi: The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, represents a global health emergency for the second time in two years. Mpox causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions. Here’s your…
The World Health Organisation has declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighbouring countries. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was advises by an emergency committee on whether the disease outbreak constitutes a…