By Kouthar Sambo The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be seeing its first shipment of Mpox vaccines to curb the current surge amid the conflict in the war-torn region. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show on Thursday, Development Economist and Senior Researcher at the Department of Political Science at the University of Pretoria, Dr Jason Musyoka, said the DRC falls under the "fragile states" following the numerous collapses of […]
By Kouthar Sambo Mpox is now on the rise as the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern. Early reports revealed that Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said at least 14 African countries, including previously unaffected nations like Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, have reported Mpox outbreaks. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive on Tuesday, Dr Angelique Coetzee explained the nature of […]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim has raised concerns that children are more vulnerable to Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox) due to the absence of Smallpox vaccinations in recent generations. His warning comes as the African Union’s health watchdog has declared a public health emergency in response to the growing Mpox outbreak across the continent. In an interview with VOC Breakfast on Friday, Karim explained, “Mpox is a disease […]
By Ragheema Mclean The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared Mpox a global health emergency, marking a significant escalation in the international response to the ongoing outbreak. This decision follows rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where more than 14,000 cases and 524 deaths have been reported to date, far surpassing the total from 2023. WHO Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus expressed concerns about the rapid spread […]
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