Africa CDC declares mpox public health emergency
- Africa CDC declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security on August 13, 2024, emphasizing the need for increased response in Africa.
- The declaration helps governments coordinate their responses and improve the flow of medical supplies as mpox spreads rapidly.
- Mpox spreads through close contact and can cause severe symptoms; vaccines are recommended for at-risk individuals and healthcare workers.
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Mpox outbreak declared a global health emergency in Africa - LGBTQ Nation
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency after a new strain called Clade I has caused spikes in Africa. Medical facilities in Uganda and Kenya that provide treatment to gay and bisexual men are collaborating to prevent the spread in the wake of an August 12 report that revealed nine out of every ten reported Mpox cases are men. Related Pope Francis denounces Uganda’s Kill the Gays law …
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkey pox (mpox) an international public health emergency on Wednesday, its highest alert level. “Today the emergency committee met and informed me that, in their opinion, the situation constitutes an international public health emergency. I accepted that recommendation,” said the director general of the UN health agency, Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus. “It's a situation that should concern us all,” he ad…
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