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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list. more

Peshawar emerging as focal point as Pakistan registers fourth mpox case

Pakistan has confirmed its fourth case of mpox with the latest incident reported from Peshawar city.

Nigeria is now the first African nation to receive mpox vaccine,says WHO

Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain vaccines aimed at combating the spread of the new strain of mpox virus.

Mpox may have devastating effects on refugees, displaces families in DRC and other African nations, warns UNHCR

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects on refugees and displaced families in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and ...

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus seeks $135 million to defeat current mpox outbreak

The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Friday, announcing an action plan that calls fo ...

First deadlier strain of mpox detected in Thailand

Thailand, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, has found the deadlier strain of the mpox infection in a recently detected patient.

WHO says Europe can defeat mpox

Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID’” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate it, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top of ...

Mpox: All you need to know about latest public health emergency which is leaving nations alert

The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it once again a public health emergency of international ...

Pakistan: Another mpox suspect spotted in Islamabad Airport, total cases now stands at 4

Pakistan's Border Health Services (BHS) spotted another suspected mpox-infected person at Islamabad Airport on Monday.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control advises travellers to consider mpox vaccine

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has directed travellers who are planning to visit Africa should consider getting vaccinated amid mpox outbreak in the region.