MIRIAM NNOLI
Following a steady decline in cases and deaths of MPox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other affected countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday declared that the disease no longer represents a…
MIRIAM NNOLI
The Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Board (SPHCB) on Wednesday announced plans to inaugurate an Mpox vaccination campaign in selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) affected by the outbreak. The Health Educator at the SPHCB, Isah Yusha’u,…
Ayobamiji Komolafe
The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on Tuesday confirmed two more cases of Clade Ib Mpox virus. According to the agency, this has increased the current total to three in the country. The latest…
MIRIAM NNOLI
On Thursday the African Union’s health watchdog warned that the Mpox outbreak was still not under control and pleaded for aid to avoid a more severe pandemic than Covid-19. According to the Centres for Disease…
MIRIAM NNOLI
The United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday confirmed the first single case of Mpox virus in the country. The virus is part of the Clade 1b outbreak, which appears to spread more easily between people. READ…
MIRIAM NNOLI
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said Mpox virus has spread to 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) across 63 Local Government Areas in the country. This was contained…
Ayobamiji Komolafe
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first Mpox in vitro diagnostic test under its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure. This aims to boost global access to Mpox testing with the Vitro Diagnostic Test.…
MIRIAM NNOLI
African Union’s Center For Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday said over 800 people across Africa have died from Mpox virus. The Africa CDC made this known while warning that the epidemic was…
MIRIAM NNOLI
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Monday said the Centre has recorded 55 confirmed cases of Mpox out of 935 suspected cases across 39 Local Government Areas in 21 states, and…
Boma Achenimie
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the Mpox outbreak, on Thursday received its first vaccines. The vaccines which is almost half of 200,000 doses donated by the European Union (EU) is due…
