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KINSHASA, DR Congo | Xinhua | The epidemiological situation of Mpox in Africa remains “especially concerning,” with high case counts observed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, and Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. According to the latest report of the WHO, Africa has seen …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected outbreak of the Monkeypox (MPOX) disease has been reported in Kitgum district, with two brothers isolated at Kitgum General Hospital. The brothers, aged 5 and 8, were admitted to the hospital after presenting classic symptoms of the disease. According to Dr. Henry …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three more cases of Mpox disease have been confirmed in Kabale district. According to Alfred Besigensi, Kabale District health educator, the cases were confirmed from the sub-county of Buhara. This brings the cumulative number of cases registered in the district to 11. The other …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The cumulative number of confirmed mpox cases in Uganda has surpassed 1,000, with six deaths reported since the outbreak was declared five months ago in the East African country, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. A total of 17 new cases were reported in …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City health department is using bodaboda cyclists to help intensify the sensitization on Mpox disease in the area. This follows the tracing of 52 individuals who came in contact with a person who tested positive for Mpox. Arua City received an alert about …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda said on Tuesday that it registered another three mpox deaths, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed fatalities to four in the East African country. Henry Kyobe Bosa, incident commander at Uganda’s Ministry of Health, told Xinhua over the phone that two deaths were recorded …

GENEVA, Switzerland | Xinhua | The upsurge of mpox continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The decision, made at a meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee, is based on the rising number and continuing geographic spread of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has revealed that only the most vulnerable Ugandans will be vaccinated against Mpox. Currently, at least 20 districts have been affected by the pandemic with Kampala having the highest number of cases of 55 followed by Nakasongola, Yumbe, Maracha and Arua. …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese District Health Department lacks funds to facilitate the response activities against the Mpox disease. This comes at a time when Uganda has registered more than 200 cases since the first case was reported in July 2024., according to the World Health Organization Mpox …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox, a mechanism formed to counter mpox, has allocated an initial 899,000 vaccine doses for 9 countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current mpox surge. In collaboration with affected countries and donors, …