World Italian tourist dies in Cuba’s first case of monkeypox Havana – An Italian tourist with monkeypox, the first reported case in Cuba, has died, the country’s health ministry... Read more 23 Aug, 2022
Countries SA health minister to speak on govt’s response to monkeypox after fourth case reported Cape Town – The South African Department of Health has announced that Minister Joe Phaahla is expected to speak... Read more 17 Aug, 2022
World US declares monkeypox a public health emergency Washington – US President Joe Biden’s government on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that should... Read more 5 Aug, 2022
Countries Sudan reports its first monkeypox case Khartoum – Sudan has detected its first monkeypox case, health authorities said on Monday, after the World Health Organisation... Read more 2 Aug, 2022
World India reports Asia’s first possible monkeypox death New Delhi – Indian authorities reported on Monday Asia’s first possible monkeypox fatality after a man who recently returned... Read more 1 Aug, 2022
World Monkeypox: From beginnings in Africa to global spread Geneva – As monkeypox infections jump around the world, prompting a scramble for vaccines, AFP looks at how the... Read more 21 Jul, 2022
World WHO to reconvene monkeypox emergency committee Geneva – The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday it will reconvene its monkeypox experts to decide if the... Read more 7 Jul, 2022
Countries South Africa records another monkeypox case Cape Town – The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says another Monkeypox case has been recorded in South... Read more 28 Jun, 2022
Countries SA identifies first case of monkeypox Cape Town – The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says it has identified the first case of monkeypox... Read more 23 Jun, 2022
World No concern yet monkeypox will cause pandemic, says WHO Geneva – The WHO said on Monday it was not concerned for now that the spread of monkeypox beyond... Read more 31 May, 2022