Yesterday the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the European Commission highlighted the ...

The European Commission and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have launched plans to ramp up ...

PAMTA is co-funded under the EU4Health 2024 Work Programme, with a total commitment of €9.4 million directed toward Africa ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the European Commission today announced the launch of the Partnership to Accelerate Mpox Testing and Sequencing in Africa (PAMTA) ...

Only mpox tests that require laboratory processing have been approved by the WHO and Africa CDC, which has expressed the need for rapid tests that don't need to be sent to labs.

The loss of mpox vaccines may help contribute to those figures. Politico notes that African countries have reported nearly ...

The number of mpox cases in Africa has surged 177%, and deaths have increased 38.5% compared with the same period a year ago, data from the Africa CDC showed.

The World Health Organization declared the current mpox outbreak a global public health emergency in August. The European Union has pledged 215,000 vaccine doses to affected African countries.

The number of mpox -related deaths in Africa has surpassed 1,000, the head of the continent's top public health agency said Thursday, warning of the continuing threat of cross-border contamination ...

Mpox cases continue to spread on the African continent, showing an increase of over 500% from last year, data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) showed on ...

Adequate vaccine supplies to Africa to control the outbreak will be essential for preventing broader spread. Another urgent need is to evaluate the efficacy of the mpox vaccine against the new strain.

Africa’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported more than 59,000 mpox cases and 1,164 deaths in 20 countries this year.