In this article, The Insider reports that the African Center for Disease Control (CDC) has allocated 2,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine to Uganda. The aim is to immunize up to 1,000 people against Mpox. Additionally, the vaccine will need to undergo testing, and its related literature must be reviewed.
According to the Independent, the Ugandan government has sent a team of experts, jointly with the World Health Organization (WHO), to Nakaseke to tackle the mpox outbreak, which has resulted in 22 confirmed cases nationwide.
In this article, the BBC reports that medical staff on the frontline of the battle against Mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and are desperate for vaccine arrival to curb the ongoing infection rate.
According to the New York Times, the World Health Organization (WHO) has invited mpox vaccine manufacturers to submit their products for Emergency Use Listing to broaden vaccine access worldwide.
In an article, The Monitor reports that the Africa CDC has warned about the likelihood of a worsening of Mpox cases in the coming weeks due to a 177% increase in cases over the past year, primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Daily Monitor in this article reports about two suspected mpox patients, a 35-year-old woman and her 3-year-old child, have been isolated in Kisoro District, Uganda, after showing symptoms similar to mpox.
Daily Monitor reports on a devastating mpox outbreak in DRC, where 35 new deaths have been recorded, bringing the total to 605 fatalities, amidst a surge in infections in the provinces of Kinshasa, Kongo Central, and Nord-Ubangi, with the country's overall case count standing at 16,743
Daily monitor in this article reports on the confirmation of another mpox case in Entebbe, Uganda, bringing the total number of cases to four, with the Ministry of Health assuring that the patient is receiving proper care and measures are in place to prevent further spread of the disease.