[ad_1] On 14 August officials at the World Health Organisation classified the outbreak of Mpox as a global health emergency. A new strain of the disease has spread beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo for the first time, to at least 12 other African countries. MPOX IS A viral infection typically found in parts of…
[ad_1] Nine mpox cases were reported by Philippine authorities in 2022 and 2023, with the previous most recent one last December. | Photo Credit: AFP “The first mpox case reported by Philippines this year is a mild variant and not the deadly strain sparking global alarm,” Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Wednesday (August 21,…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation (WHO) on August 14, 2024, declared the mpox outbreak as a “global health emergency” The mpox or monkeypox outbreak has affected over 115 countries, and is the worst in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries. The outbreak first started in 2022. The WHO decided to change the name…
[ad_1] New Delhi: P. K. Mishra, principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reviewed the Mpox situation in the country after the World Health Organization (WHO) again declared the virus a global public health emergency. Mishra chaired a high-level meeting to review the status of preparedness for Mpox in the country and related public health…
[ad_1] The World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern on Thursday amid an outbreak in Congo. More than 27,000 cases and around 1100 deaths have been recorded since January 2023 as the African nation battles its worst-ever outbreak. The situation has also triggered global concern due to the rapid spread…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared mpox a public emergency of international concern. This comes amid a rapid surge in spread of the disease in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and its detection in neighbouring countries as well. The Director General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, that a public health emergency…
[ad_1] Dr. Tresor Wakilongo, verifies the evolution of skin lesions on the ear of Innocent, suffering from mpox — an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that sparks off a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever; at the treatment centre in Munigi, following mpox cases in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province,…
