The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has issued a grave warning regarding the escalating crisis of mpox (formerly known...
ByThe Africa ScorecardOctober 18, 2024Kenya has reported its first death from Mpox, a viral disease formerly known as monkeypox, as health authorities confirm 13 cases nationwide. According...
ByThe Africa ScorecardOctober 16, 2024Zambia’s Health Minister, Elijah Muchima, announced on Thursday the country’s first recorded case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. This development raises significant...
ByThe Africa ScorecardOctober 10, 2024The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first diagnostic test designed to deliver quicker results. The new real-time PCR test, known as...
ByThe Africa ScorecardOctober 7, 2024In the eastern Congolese mining hub of Kamituga, sex workers are confronting a public health crisis and severe economic fallout as the mpox...
ByThe Africa ScorecardOctober 5, 2024Ghana has confirmed its first case of mpox this year, the country’s health service announced, although the specific variant of the virus has...
ByThe Africa ScorecardOctober 4, 2024In a dramatic turn of events, three Chinese nationals were apprehended in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with a staggering haul of...
ByDaniel BoboyeJanuary 6, 2025In a landmark decision affecting the military footprint of former colonial powers in West Africa, Ivory Coast has declared the withdrawal of French...
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