Gold rush and nightlife fuel mpox outbreak in DRC’s Kamituga
Kamituga – Come nightfall, gold-diggers, hawkers and prostitutes alike barrel into the bars of Kamituga in the eastern DR... Read more
30 Sep
Mpox vaccine rollout faces challenges in east DRC
Kamituga – Mpox epicentre DRC is less than a week away from the start of a vaccination campaign, but... Read more
26 Sep
First mpox vaccines due in DRC on Thursday
Kinshasa – The first delivery of almost 100,000 doses of mpox vaccines will arrive in the Democratic Republic of... Read more
5 Sep
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
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
‘We are very afraid’ – Fears new ‘most dangerous’ mpox strain could cross borders
Paris – A new deadlier strain of mpox that transmits more easily between people is killing children and causing... Read more
27 Jun
Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech set for UK court clash over Covid jab patents
London – A row between pharmaceutical firms Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech comes to court in London on Tuesday over patents for... Read more
23 Apr
France to vaccinate millions of ducks against bird flu
Paris — France on Monday began Europe’s only vaccination campaign against bird flu in ducks, hoping to avoid mass... Read more
2 Oct, 2023
WHO, US health authorities tracking new Covid-19 variant
Geneva —The World Health Organization (WHO) and US health authorities said on Friday they are closely monitoring a new... Read more
18 Aug, 2023
WATCH | Ramaphosa says resentment at West still lingers over Covid
Paris – President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday that resentment towards the West still lingers over the treatment of... Read more
25 Jun, 2023
