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Kenya Records First Mpox Death As New Cases Hit 13

Kenya has recorded its first mpox death, Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni has confirmed. Speaking to Nation on Monday, Ms Muthoni revealed the confirmed cases. Nakuru (13) Kajiado (2) Bungoma (2) Taita Taveta (1) Busia (1) Nairobi (1) Mombasa (1) Makueni (1) Kericho (1) Kilifi (1) Ms Muthoni said that, as […]...

4 Oct 2024

Vellum Health: Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

The World Health Organisation (WHO) congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem. “Eliminating a disease is a momentous accomplishment that takes...

27 Sep 2024

Vellum Health: WHO kicks off $1.5 billion financing platform

Execution is starting under the new Health Impact Investment Platform on the first country health investment plans turning original commitment into operational reality. The landmark partnership betwee...

20 Sep 2024

FIFA and WHO Launch Global Concussion Awareness Campaign

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is launching Suspect and Protect: No Match is Worth the Risk, a concussion awareness campaign, in partnership with the World Health Organis...

13 Sep 2024

Africa CDC confident it can raise $600 million for mpox response

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) can raise $600 million to fight the surging mpox outbreak on the continent, the agency’s head said on Thursday. “If you w...

8 Sep 2024

WHO launches global framework for understanding the origins of new or re-emerging pathogens

With the support of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a global framework to help Member States comprehensively ...

30 Aug 2024

WHO urges rapid access to mpox diagnostic tests, invites manufacturers to emergency review

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked manufacturers of mpox in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) to submit an expression of interest for Emergency Use Listing (EUL). WHO has been in ongoing discussions...

23 Aug 2024

First meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), having concurred with the advice offered by the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR or Regulations) Emergency Committee regarding ...

16 Aug 2024

WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countr...

9 Aug 2024

Africa CDC likely to declare mpox public health emergency next week

Africa’s public health agency is set to declare an mpox emergency as early as next week, saying the viral infection’s rate of spread is alarming, as a new variant moves across Democratic R...

2 Aug 2024

CEPI and WHO Urge Broader Research Strategy for Countries to Prepare for the Next Pandemic

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called on researchers and governments to strengthen and accelerate global research to pre...

25 Jul 2024

WHO Issues Warning on Falsified Medicines Used for Diabetes Treatment and Weight Loss

The World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, the type of medicines that are used for treatment of Type 2 diabetes and obesity in some countries....

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