Fear grips east DRC as displaced await mpox vaccine
DRC — An ever-growing number of patients have been flocking to a Goma hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more
19 Aug, 2024
Ramaphosa urges global support as Mpox cases surge in Africa
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has voiced serious concern over the escalating Mpox outbreak across Africa, as cases and... Read more
19 Aug, 2024
Africa battles Mpox: Health agency reports 18 700 cases since January
Nairobi – A total of 18,737 suspected or confirmed cases of mpox were reported in Africa since the beginning... Read more
18 Aug, 2024
Mpox killed 548 people in DRC since start of 2024
DRC — An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of... Read more
15 Aug, 2024
Africa’s CDC declares mpox a public health emergency
Nairobi – The African Union’s health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak... Read more
14 Aug, 2024
Africa mpox resurgence fuels alarm
Abidjan – Two years after a global outbreak, fears are rife that a new strain of mpox – previously... Read more
7 Aug, 2024
SA reports 2 new Mpox cases, total rises to 24
By Betha Madhomu Cape Town – The South African Department of Health has reported two new laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox,... Read more
5 Aug, 2024
Kenya reports first mpox case
Kenya — Kenya has detected its first case of mpox, the health ministry said Wednesday, as the regional East... Read more
31 Jul, 2024
Hammanskraal learner tests negative for mpox after retraction
Cape Town – A grade one learner from Hammanskraal, initially suspected of having mpox, has tested negative for the... Read more
22 Jul, 2024
Gauteng Education backtracks on Mpox case statement at Hammanskraal school
Cape Town — The Gauteng Department of Education was forced to retract a statement saying that Iketleng Primary School... Read more
18 Jul, 2024
