The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed its declaration that Mpox (formerly monkeypox) remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros ...

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The death toll from Africa’s ongoing mpox outbreak has surpassed 1,800, as the number of ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says the continent is grappling with a double public health crisis as cholera and mpox cases surge ...

A patient infected with mpox shows lesions on his body at the treatment centre in Kamituga, South Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on September 20, 2024. [AFP)] ...

PREMIUM TIMES review of WHO global mpox trends shows that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains the epicentre, consistently reporting between 200 and 600 new weekly cases.

South Africa is enhancing its role in global pandemic preparedness through a new phase of its genomic surveillance project, in collaboration with Germany and the EU, aimed at improving responses to ...

Health-funding cuts are wreaking havoc on many African countries' ability to gain control of diseases such as cholera, ...

WHO extends Mpox alert, says virus remains public health emergency of international concern citing rise in cases; 37,000 cases, 125 deaths recorded since 2024.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says the continent is grappling with a double public ...

The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, and Uganda account for over 84 per cent of Mpox cases across Africa.

Sierra Leoneans are worried by the increasing number of mpox cases and deaths that have been recorded in 2025.

An analysis of mpox virus genomes from individuals infected between 2018 and 2023 has provided insights into how the virus ...