The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) are intensifying efforts to support Mpox vaccine preparedness and deployment in Nigeria and ...

The World Health Organisation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have committed to guiding the ...

The Africa CDC previously said that mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has been detected in 13 countries this year, and that more than 96% of all cases and deaths are in Congo. Cases are up 160% and ...

The African continent is still in the acute phase of the Mpox outbreak as the number of cases reported so far this year ...

A PLAN for a five year effort drawn up by the Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) for Tanzania requires a total of $360m for a phased implementation of a community health workers programme.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that if subsidies are allowed to expire next year, nearly 4 million people will lose their coverage in 2026 because they won’t be able to afford it, NBC News ...

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An illegal shipment of 41 dead bats and 41 dead birds has been intercepted on its way from Nigeria to West Palm Beach, Florida. Labeled as "Yam Flour Sponge," U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...

Recent health news highlights the approval of a heart device by the US FDA, humanitarian efforts in flood-hit Spain, vaccine ...

The spread of mpox has slowed down slightly across Africa but the epidemic is not over, the African Union's health watchdog ...

The Africa Centre for Disease Control is urging the U.S. to maintain financial and vaccine support for its mpox outbreak response, initially pledged by President Joe Biden. Concerns have arisen over ...

Africa's main public health body said it is seeking assurances that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration will ...