WHO approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa
WEBSep 13, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use of an mpox vaccine for the first time, which it says should facilitate “timely and increased access” for millions at risk in Africa...
W.H.O. Authorizes Mpox Vaccine, Clearing Way for Use in Africa
WEBSep 13, 2024 · The Africa C.D.C. says that as many as 10 million doses of the vaccine could be required to respond to an outbreak that now involves more than a dozen African countries, including Burundi and ...
Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a ... - Associated Press News
WEB2 days ago · Updated 5:53 PM PDT, September 19, 2024. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses of the vaccine it obtained from Nigeria under an agreement between the two countries, the African health agency said Thursday. The vaccinations started …
Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a ... - Associated Press News
WEBAug 27, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases with nearly 4,000 reported in the past week, the continent’s public health body said Tuesday as it repeated a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed.
WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp ... - Associated Press News
WEBSep 13, 2024 · The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting against the disease in Africa.
More than US$ 1.8 billion in support for African vaccine ... - GAVI
WEBDec 7, 2023 · The targeted US$ 1 billion from Gavi to African manufacturers is a game changer for the continent and advances our efforts towards vaccine self-reliance. Africa CDC remains determined that Africa should produce …
First COVID-19 COVAX vaccine doses administered in Africa
WEBMar 1, 2021 · As the global rollout of COVAX vaccines accelerates, the first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa using COVAX doses began today in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. These campaigns are the among the first to use doses provided by the COVAX Facility’s Gavi COVAX Advanced Market Commitment (AMC).
Even as vaccines for mpox reach Africa, questions remain ... - Science News
WEB2 days ago · Vaccines for mpox are finally reaching Africa. But questions about the virus remain ... Science News was founded in 1921 as an independent, nonprofit source of accurate information on the latest ...
Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake increases by 15%
WEBMar 17, 2022 · Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose by 15% between January and February as several countries embarked on mass vaccination drives to expand coverage and protect populations against the adverse health impacts of the virus.
Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt ... - UN News
WEB1 day ago · “Children in Burundi are bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak with alarming rates of infection and health impacts,” said Dr Paul Ngwakum, UNICEF Regional Health Advisor for Eastern and Southern Africa. “Of the nearly 600 reported cases, two-thirds are children under 19 years old and the situation is escalating really rapidly with more than [a] 40 per cent increase in cases over the ...