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Health
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use,…
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Africa
Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa
The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt…
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Africa
WHO approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use of an mpox vaccine for the first time, which it says…
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Migrants and Refugees
Mpox: UNHCR launches appeal to support refugees in African countries
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed on Wednesday for $21.4 million to urgently scale up health services for forcibly displaced…
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Africa
Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South
As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right to health on Friday…
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Africa
Nigeria becomes first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines: WHO
Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain vaccines aimed at combating…
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Health
WHO seeks $135 million to defeat mpox
The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized…
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Migrants and Refugees
Africa: Refugees and displaced face heightened threat from mpox outbreak
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects on refugees and displaced…
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Africa
UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’
The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern Africa has increased the risk of infection for migrants who…
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Africa
Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO
Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID’” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate it, while standing…
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