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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, which will boost diagnostic capacity in countries facing outbreaks of the disease. more
UNICEF issues USD 58.8 million appeal to halt mpox outbreak in Africa

The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African countries including Burun ...

WHO prequalifes first vaccine for mpox

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list.

Peshawar emerging as focal point as Pakistan registers fourth mpox case

Pakistan has confirmed its fourth case of mpox with the latest incident reported from Peshawar city.

Nigeria is now the first African nation to receive mpox vaccine,says WHO

Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain vaccines aimed at combating the spread of the new strain of mpox virus.

Mpox may have devastating effects on refugees, displaces families in DRC and other African nations, warns UNHCR

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects on refugees and displaced families in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and ...

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus seeks $135 million to defeat current mpox outbreak

The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Friday, announcing an action plan that calls fo ...

First deadlier strain of mpox detected in Thailand

Thailand, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, has found the deadlier strain of the mpox infection in a recently detected patient.

WHO says Europe can defeat mpox

Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID’” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate it, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top of ...

Mpox: All you need to know about latest public health emergency which is leaving nations alert

The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it once again a public health emergency of international ...