6 months, 3 weeks ago

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines with Africa CDC, Gavi and WHO

The United Nations Children's Fund has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC and the World Health Organization, the organizations said in a joint statement on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Under the tender, UNICEF will set up conditional supply agreements with vaccine manufacturers, the statement said. Earlier in August, the WHO declared mpox a global public health emergency following an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo that spread to neighbouring countries. More than 18,000 suspected cases of mpox have been reported in Congo so far this year with 629 deaths, while over 150 cases have been confirmed in Burundi, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox response paying off in Africa

China Daily

By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-12-04 16:04 A Nigerian health official prepares to administer a Mpox vaccination to a woman, at Federal Medical Center in Abuja, Nigeria November 18, 2024. While Mpox remains a global threat, the World Health Organization said there are positive signs the response is paying off in Africa, the most affected …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox response paying off in Africa

China Daily

4 months ago

WHO declares Mpox a public health emergency: Has India reported any cases yet?

Hindustan Times

The World Health Organization has announced that Mpox will remain classified as a public health emergency of international concern due to a resurgence in cases and the ongoing geographic spread of the virus. A Nigerian health official prepares to administer a mpox vaccination to a woman The high-alert status, initially declared in August, was reaffirmed after a meeting of the …

4 months, 1 week ago

WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern

Al Jazeera

UN health agency says its decision is ‘based on the rising number and continuing geographic spread of cases’. The World Health Organization says it will keep its alert for mpox at the highest level amid a surge in cases. A WHO committee made up of about a dozen independent experts made the decision at a meeting in Geneva on Friday, …

4 months, 1 week ago

UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak

Associated Press

GENEVA — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disease in Congo and elsewhere in Africa. In a statement late Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said it had approved the mpox vaccine …

4 months, 1 week ago

Frontline mpox responders aren’t getting the support they need

Salon

Alarm bells should be blaring about the growing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where community organizations best positioned to prevent a wider outbreak or pandemic report a lack of funding and shortage of basic supplies. Faced with the influx of cases of mpox in the health zones that we support and faced with the frequent movements …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vaccine doses allocated for nine African countries hardest hit by mpox

The Hindu

An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for 9 countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge, the WHO and other health organisations said on Wednesday. The WHO declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years in August after a new variant of the virus, called clade Ib, …

5 months, 1 week ago

Africa's mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support

The Independent

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency

The Independent

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Congo begins mpox vaccinations two months after global emergency is declared

LA Times

Congolese authorities on Saturday began vaccination against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization. Mpox had been spreading mostly undetected for years in Africa before the disease prompted the 2022 global outbreak that saw wealthy countries quickly respond with …

6 months, 1 week ago

UNICEF says adequate resources and mpox awareness can help stop Burundi outbreak in weeks

ABC

The mpox outbreak in Burundi could possibly be ended in weeks, a UN health official says, but progress in Africa's second-worst-affected country will depend on getting adequate resources and battling stigma associated with the disease. A rapid spread of the disease across Africa prompted the World Health Organization to declare mpox a global health emergency in August. UNICEF plans to …

6 months, 1 week ago

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

The Independent

6 months, 1 week ago

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — The global vaccine alliance Gavi will buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine to battle outbreaks of the disease in African countries, the organization said on Wednesday. Since the beginning of the year, there have been over 25,000 confirmed mpox cases and 723 related deaths, the vast majority in Congo, and the World Health Organization declared it a …

6 months, 1 week ago

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine

The Independent

6 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa

Associated Press

GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting the disease in Africa. “This first of a vaccine against mpox is an important step in our fight against the disease, both in the context of the current outbreaks in …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Will we let mpox spread, repeating devastating public health failures?

LA Times

Mpox is back in the news. To combat the spread of mpox, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have declared a public health emergency. In the U.S., the 2022 outbreak was contained by health authorities working with groups including men who have sex with men to increase vaccine uptake and reduce transmission risk; …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo

The Independent

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say

Associated Press

KINSHASA, Congo — A vaccination campaign against mpox in Congo will begin Oct. 2, authorities said Saturday, with workers focusing on the three most affected provinces first. Adults in Equateur, South Kivu and Sankuru provinces will be vaccinated first, Cris Kacita Osako, coordinator of Congo’s Monkeypox Response Committee, told The Associated Press. The 200,000 doses are just a fraction of …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say

The Independent

6 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox, three weeks after WHO declared outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. The estimated budget for the six-month plan is almost $600 million, with 55% allocated to the response to mpox …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed

The Hindu

The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, September 5, 2024, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. About 380,000 doses of mpox vaccines have been promised by Western partners such as the European Union and the United States, Dr. Jean Kaseya, …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed

Associated Press

KINSHASA, Congo — The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. That is less than 15% of the 3 million doses authorities have said are needed to end the mpox outbreaks in Congo, the epicenter …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed

Associated Press

KINSHASA, Congo — The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. The 100,000 doses of the MVA-BN vaccine, manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic, have been donated by the European Union through HERA, the …

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says

Associated Press

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and said Friday that the agency’s first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo within days. “With the governments’ leadership and close cooperation between partners, we believe we can stop these outbreaks in the next six …

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says

The Independent

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Africa’s mpox response is less than 10% funded, says Africa Centres for Disease Control

The Hindu

Africa has secured less than 10% of the estimated USD 245 million it needs to fight a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, a senior official from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. “We’ve come to the first estimate of USD 245 million,” Africa CDC Chief of Staff Ngashi Ngongo said at …

7 months ago

Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — 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. At the earliest, the first batch of vaccine doses promised to support …

7 months ago

Africa’s mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world’s inability to stop epidemics, experts say

Associated Press

LONDON — The growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity against the smallpox-related disease, leading African scientists said Tuesday. Mpox, also known as monkeypox, had been spreading mostly undetected for years …

7 months ago

WHO launches global strategic plan to contain mpox outbreak

China Daily

Patients await consultation at the treatment centre for Mpox in Munigi, in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Aug 19. GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Monday launched a global drive to tackle human-to-human transmission of mpox. By coordinating global, regional, and national efforts, it aims to enhance surveillance and response strategies, ensure equitable access …

7 months ago

DR Congo no longer expects to receive mpox vaccines this week

Al Jazeera

DRC had hoped to receive a first round of vaccine deliveries this week as virus spreads. The Democratic Republic of the Congo says it no longer expects to receive its first delivery of mpox vaccines this week as global health authorities say the spread of the disease can still be contained. “The mpox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the …

7 months ago

WHO caused delay in availability of Mpox vaccines in Congo

New Indian Express

There are no vaccines for mpox available in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of a global health emergency declared last week, even though the country first asked for the shots two years ago and the manufacturers say they have supplies, The New York Times reported. Three years after the last worldwide mpox outbreak, the WHO still has neither …

7 months, 1 week ago

Mpox is again a global health emergency. How concerned should Californians be?

LA Times

This colorized electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows mpox particles, red, found within an infected cell, blue, cultured in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md. “That said, as I always say, an infection anywhere is potentially an infection everywhere,” Rimoin said, “and our best chance to reduce the impact of Clade I-related …

7 months, 1 week ago

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week. African authorities ask for vaccines

Associated Press

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Congo reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases in the last week up to Tuesday as African health authorities asked for desperately needed vaccines to help fight its “growing” threat on the continent. While mpox has been reported in 12 of Africa’s 54 countries during these outbreaks, the vast central African nation of Congo has …

7 months, 1 week ago

Serum Institute 'hopeful' of producing Mpox vaccine, says CEO Adar Poonawalla

India TV News

The Serum Institute of India announced on Tuesday that it is actively developing a vaccine for Monkeypox, with positive results anticipated within a year. Serum Institute's vaccine development efforts Serum Institute of India is working on a Monkeypox vaccine to address the global health emergency declared by the WHO. The vaccine is expected to be ready within a year, according …

7 months, 1 week ago

African health officials hopeful mpox shots will start within days as WHO says outbreak is ‘not the new Covid’

CNN

CNN — African nations could begin vaccinations against mpox within days, according to the continent’s top public health agency, as a World Health Organization official said the spread of a deadlier strain of the virus could be controlled and “was not the new Covid.” The Democratic Republic of Congo is at the epicenter of an mpox outbreak declared a global …

7 months, 1 week ago

Letters to The Editor — August 19, 2024

The Hindu

It is a shame and inhumane that there is apathy towards the plight of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is in the grip of mpox disease and in need of urgent supplies of a vaccine. Shockingly, the “apathy continues” even after the World Health Organization had declared mpox to be a public health emergency of international concern under the …

7 months, 1 week ago

Global efforts in dire need against mpox

China Daily

Test tubes about mpox virus are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. The World Health Organization called for a coordinated global response against the mpox outbreak on Wednesday after declaring it a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, the agency's highest alarm at the moment. "The emergence of a new clade of mpox, its rapid spread …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mpox outbreak: Symptoms, preventions. Why has WHO declared it global health emergency? Explained

Hindustan Times

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared Mpox, once known as Monkeypox, a global health emergency, amid the increasing cases of the disease in Africa. @WHO is on the ground, working with the affected countries, and others at risk, through our country and regional offices, as well as with partners including the @AfricaCDC, NGOs, civil society and more,” WHO director-general …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mpox declared public health emergency with fears of spread across borders

The Independent

7 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

ABC

The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday. "This is something that should concern us all … The potential for further spread within Africa and beyond is very worrying," said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The Africa CDC previously said mpox, also known as monkeypox, has been detected in …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

What is mpox, and why is this outbreak so concerning?

CNN

CNN — The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, the highest level of alarm under international health law. “We are not dealing with one outbreak of one clade; we are dealing with several outbreaks of different clades in different countries with different modes of transmission and different levels of risk,” …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks In Africa A Global Emergency

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. via Associated Press Michael Marks, a professor of medicine at the London School of Hygiene and …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

Associated Press

LONDON — The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. The Africa CDC previously said mpox, also known as monkeypox, has been detected in 13 countries this year, …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and will the virus spread?

Associated Press

LONDON — The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders. That makes it harder to spot, meaning people might also sicken others without knowing they’re infected, said Dr. Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, a Congolese researcher who led the research into the new …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mpox outbreak declared a public health emergency in Africa: Here's all you need to know

Hindustan Times

The viral disease has swept through a number of African countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo. The African Union's health authority has declared a public health emergency over an mpox outbreak on the continent. "With a heavy heart but with an unyielding commitment to our people, to our African citizens, we declare mpox as public health emergency of continental …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mpox vaccines likely months away even as Africa CDC declares public health emergency

The Hindu

Vaccines to help curb an escalating mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries may still not reach the central African country for months even as the World Health Organization considers following Africa’s top public health agency in declaring the outbreak an emergency. On Tuesday, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared a public health emergency of …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO declares 2024 mpox surge a 'public health emergency of international concern'

NPR

WHO declares 2024 mpox surge a 'public health emergency of international concern' The World Health Organization has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. Dr. Boghuma Titanji, assistant professor of medicine at Emory University, said in a statement that the declaration is "a crucial step toward enhancing coordination among African countries to address the ongoing mpox outbreak." We …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mpox declared public health emergency in Africa by top health body

ABC

Africa's top public health body has declared a public health emergency over a growing mpox outbreak on the continent. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Director-General Jean Kaseya announced the news on Tuesday with a "heavy heart but with an unyielding commitment to our people, to our African citizens." "Mpox has now crossed borders, affecting thousands across our continent, …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Africa mpox outbreak sparks health emergency warning

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UNICEF Netherlands: Development aid cuts will lead to preventable child deaths

NL Times

UNICEF Netherlands is sounding the alarm over the Dutch government’s plan to cut 2.4 billion euros from development aid, warning that these reductions will have dire consequences for child survival worldwide, NOS reports. While global child mortality has declined for the second consecutive year, UNICEF says these gains are at risk as funding for essential healthcare, vaccinations, and nutrition programs …

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3 days, 16 hours ago

Trump administration to halt vaccine aid for children in developing countries

India Today

The Trump administration has proposed halting US funding for Gavi, a global initiative that provides vaccines for children in poor nations, while also reducing efforts to combat malaria. However, the administration plans to continue supporting certain programs, including grants for HIV and tuberculosis treatments, as well as food aid for countries facing civil wars and natural disasters, the New York …

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3 days, 19 hours ago

A bad omen for public trust in vaccines

The Hindu

Over the last few years, multiple petitions have been filed before the courts regarding vaccines. Other petitions raise questions about transparency of clinical trial data, inadequate disclosure of the side-effects of vaccines, the monitoring of vaccine-related adverse events, and compensation in cases where vaccines may have caused deaths or serious adverse events. Trust in the regulator appears to be abysmal …

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5 days ago

AIDS pandemic risks 'resurging globally' amid US funding halt: UN

Hindustan Times

The world risks returning to the worst days of the global AIDS pandemic following the sudden halt to US foreign aid funding, the UN's top AIDS official said Monday, warning millions would die. AIDS pandemic risks 'resurging globally' amid US funding halt: UN The United States has historically been the world's biggest donor of humanitarian assistance, but President Donald Trump …

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1 week ago

World should focus on fighting tuberculosis

China Daily

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY US President Donald Trump's spending freeze on foreign aid marks a significant challenge for the international development community, and many experts warn that diseases will surge. Since the beginning of this millennium, the Geneva-based multilateral organization has been fighting one of humanity's oldest scourges, infectious diseases — specifically the three big killers, malaria, HIV and tuberculosis. Tuberculosis …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Medics struggle to revive Sudan's hungry with trickle of aid supplies

Hindustan Times

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1 week, 4 days ago

Eight countries could run out of HIV treatments due to USAID cuts, WHO says

India Today

The Trump administration's decision to pause US foreign aid has "substantially disrupted" supply of HIV treatments in eight countries, which could soon run out of these life-saving medicines, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. The global health agency said that Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria and Ukraine could exhaust their supply of HIV treatments in …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Beijing to offer free HPV vaccines to seventh-grade girls

China Daily

BEIJING -- The Chinese capital plans to administer free human papillomavirus vaccines to seventh-grade girls starting in September this year, joining several provincial-level regions and cities that have announced similar initiatives since 2021. The vaccination campaign will utilize the domestically produced 2-valent vaccine with an aim to effectively reduce the risk of cervical cancer among women, according to a plan …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after the US cuts aid

Associated Press

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Adult immunisation can provide protection from multiple diseases. Why is it not a priority in India?

The Hindu

When was the last time you thought about getting vaccinated as an adult? “Doctors are themselves very poorly informed about adult vaccination, as adult immunisation doesn’t fall under any particular medical specialisation, making it easy to overlook,” says V. Ramasubramanian, infectious diseases specialist, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. What adult immunisations can protect from Shingles : Shingles vaccine Influenza : Influenza vaccine …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Congo faces setback in mpox response after Rwanda-backed rebels advance in the east

Hindustan Times

MITI MURHESA, Congo — Hospitals across eastern Congo that were once at the forefront of the country’s response to the mpox outbreak are facing a setback in detecting the disease and offering treatment following the advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in the region. Congo faces setback in mpox response after Rwanda-backed rebels advance in the east The mpox global health emergency …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Congo faces setback in mpox response after Rwanda-backed rebels advance in the east

Associated Press

MITI MURHESA, Congo — Hospitals across eastern Congo that were once at the forefront of the country’s response to the mpox outbreak are facing a setback in detecting the disease and offering treatment following the advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in the region. Insecurity has disrupted everything,” said Dr. Serge Munyahu Cikuru, medical officer in charge of the Miti Murhesa health …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

No disease is deadlier in Africa than malaria. Trump’s US aid cuts weaken the fight against it

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. Dr. Jimmy Opigo, who runs Uganda’s malaria control program, told The Associated Press that USAID stop-work orders issued in late January left him and others “focusing on disaster preparedness.” The U.S. is the top bilateral funder of anti-malaria efforts in Africa. It has urged the Trump …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Uganda battling Ebola outbreak as two lives lost

China Daily

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Uganda battling Ebola outbreak as two lives lost

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A Lethal Mystery Illness Spread in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response

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A Lethal Mystery Illness Spread in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response

Wired

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Disrupted US vaccine meetings could threaten timelines, access and transparency around shots

CNN

CNN — Two long-planned vaccine meetings — one at the US Centers for Disease Control and another at the US Food and Drug Administration — have now been disrupted under the watch of US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stirring questions about whether seasonal flu shots or other lifesaving vaccines will be delayed or harder to …

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Disrupted US vaccine meetings could threaten timelines, access and transparency around shots

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USDA details new plan to tackle bird flu and lower egg prices

CNN

CNN — Soaring egg prices have consumers boiling, and on Wednesday, the United States Department of Agriculture blamed rising costs on the bird flu epidemic and said it will take new steps to quell the outbreak. “We are seeing probably even a little bit more increase up until Easter,” Rollins told CNN, but stated that was normal,“ because so many …

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1 month, 1 week ago

We envisage health as central to development, development as key to global cooperation: EAM

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, India envisages health as central to development, and development as key to international cooperation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday as he cited the 'Vaccine Maitri' initiative of the Centre during the Covid period, and the medical aid extended to people in Ukraine, Afghanistan and other countries in recent years. We envisage health as central to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Top doctor explains terrifying way Trump is letting world's deadly infections into America

Daily Mail

Leading doctors are warning that President Donald Trump is potentially letting one of the world's deadliest infections take hold in the US following his freeze on global health aid. Dr Amesh Adalja, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg school of public health, told DailyMail.com that mpox - formerly known as monkeypox - could become a real global emergency in …

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Trump's aid funding freeze derails HIV prevention efforts in Asia Pacific amid rising epidemics

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's aid funding freeze derails HIV prevention efforts in Asia Pacific amid rising epidemics

ABC

In just five years, the world's health authorities hope to declare an end to the AIDS epidemic. Fiji Minister for Health Ratu Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu even declared an official "outbreak" in January to reflect "the alarming reality that HIV is evolving faster than our current services can cater for". Following grave concerns from health professionals that the funding freeze could …

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Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake

Associated Press

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Florence Makumene held a plastic container of HIV medication and wondered if it would be her last as fears swelled of a return to a time decades ago when millions across sub-Saharan Africa died of AIDS. “PEPFAR is the most efficient deployment of health resources I have seen,” said professor Francois Venter of the University of the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Uganda discharges the last Ebola patients. No new deaths from the contagious virus reported

Hindustan Times

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda discharged on Tuesday the last eight patients who recovered from Ebola, health authorities reported, and there were no other positive cases in the outbreak declared last month. No new deaths from the contagious virus reported World Health Organization described the recoveries as a milestone that “reflects the power of Uganda’s quick and coordinated response.” Most of …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Five Years Since COVID-19: Are We Ready for the Next Global Pandemic?

The Hindu

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Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 9, while 265 others are being monitored under quarantine

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 9, while 265 others are being monitored under quarantine

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, health authorities said Tuesday. Seven of them were admitted to the main public hospital in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, in addition to one being treated in the eastern district of Mbale, the ministry said, adding that “the situation is under …

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WHO launches plan for free child cancer medicines

New Indian Express

GENEVA: The World Health Organization launched on Tuesday a new platform providing cost-free cancer medicines for thousands of children living in low- and middle-income countries, in a bid to improve lagging survival rates. "Countries in the pilot phase will receive an uninterrupted supply of quality-assured childhood cancer medicines at no cost," the UN health agency said in a statement. The …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak – and a vaccine hesitancy crisis

Al Jazeera

Amid sixth outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus, Ugandans bemoan lack of official communication and fears for the economy. The 2022 health crisis was Uganda’s seventh outbreak of Ebola – a highly infectious hemorrhagic disease – and its fifth of the Sudan virus strain, which has a more than 40 percent fatality rate. At an event to officially launch the vaccine …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Polio has Pakistan limping but its gunmen shoot vaccination teams

Firstpost

While Pakistani leadership remains busy in political tussles and turmoil within the factions, children of the country struggle with the crippling disease Environmental samples collected from 21 districts in Pakistan have tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1. Security concerns The lack of security in Pakistan remains one of the major hindrances for health officials as they struggle to administer …

Health Pakistan Disease Vaccination Polio Country Pakistani

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Polio has Pakistan limping but its gunmen shoot vaccination teams

Firstpost

While Pakistani leadership remains busy in political tussles and turmoil within the factions, children of the country struggle with the crippling disease A police officer stands guard as a health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Security concerns The lack of security in Pakistan remains one of the major hindrances for health officials as they …

Pakistan Disease Vaccination Polio Country Pakistani Health Officials

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Six million people could die from HIV and AIDS if US funding stops, U.N. agency warns

The Hindu

More than six million people could die from HIV and AIDS in the next four years if U.S. President Donald Trump's administration pulls its global funding for programmes, the United Nations AIDS agency said on Friday, February 7, 2025. Although a waiver was placed on HIV/AIDS programmes in last month's U.S. foreign aid funding freeze, many concerns remained about the …

Funding Aids

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rare disease patients and advocacy groups appeal to PM Modi for sustainable funding for treatment

The Hindu

Several families of children suffering from rare diseases and patient advocacy groups have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda to remove the cap of providing one-time treatment support of up to ₹50 lakh for patients. Under the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021, patients diagnosed with chronic, ultra-rare disorders such as Lysosomal Storage Disorders …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delay in roll out of ₹974 crore under rare diseases policy hits patients

The Hindu

Delay in the roll out of the ₹974-crore National Policy for Rare Diseases is having an adverse impact on patients, including children, with patients’ advocacy groups writing to the Health Ministry seeking urgent intervention and immediate access to life-saving drugs. Despite the policy’s intent to support rare disease patients, delays and funding restrictions are leaving hundreds — especially children — …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan authorities on Monday began a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week. Health workers and others exposed to the Ebola strain are being targeted in the study, which began four days after Uganda announced the death of a nurse in the …

Health Sudan Outbreak Uganda Kampala Ebola Vaccine

1 month, 3 weeks ago

As mpox vaccine centres open across England, here’s who is eligible for a jab

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mapped: The new mpox vaccination sites opening across England after new cases found

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twelve new mpox vaccination sites have opened across England, after another …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, a top health official said Sunday. “This vaccine is not yet licensed.” The World Health Organization said in a statement that its support to Uganda’s response to the outbreak includes access to 2,160 doses …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump HIV aid: The suffering will be immense if it’s rolled back. Including for Americans.

Slate

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. PEPFAR provides about 20 percent of South Africa’s national funds to combat HIV. They’ve shared information indispensable to us, an exchange acutely threatened not only by the new precarity of PEPFAR but also by Trump’s withdrawal from the World …

Health South Africa Trump South Aid Virus Hiv

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak after patient dies in capital city

Firstpost

The patient, a male nurse at the Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, had initially sought treatment at various facilities, including Mulago, as well as with a traditional healer, after developing fever-like symptoms An anti-Ebola advocacy van drives along Kyadondo road amid the Ebola outbreak and alert in Kampala, Uganda October 27, 2022. The patient, a male nurse at the …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country’s first Ebola outbreak in 2 years

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country’s last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday. Emmanuel Batiibwe, a physician who helped lead Uganda’s efforts to stop the country’s 2022 outbreak, told The Associated Press that he expected a swift response in tracing …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country’s first Ebola outbreak in 2 years

LA Times

A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country’s last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said. Emmanuel Batiibwe, a physician who helped lead Uganda’s efforts to stop the country’s 2022 outbreak, told the Associated Press that he expected a swift response in tracing all possible Ebola contacts …

Health Sudan Man Ebola Outbreak Uganda Kampala

2 months ago

Share of Central release under National Health Mission seen 185% growth since 2014: Nadda

The Hindu

Health is a priority area and finance for this sector has never been an issue for the various programmes run by the Centre, said Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Tuesday ahead of the Union Budget announcement scheduled for Saturday. India is also a big contributor to the WHO,’’ Mr. Nadda told a press conference held to list the progress in …

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2 months ago

U.S. President Trump order set to halt supply of HIV, malaria drugs to poor countries: Sources

The Hindu

The Trump administration has moved to stop the supply of lifesaving drugs for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, as well as medical supplies for newborn babies, in countries supported by USAID around the globe, a memo reviewed by Reuters showed. The memo covers the firm's work on HIV, malaria and tuberculosis as well as contraception and maternal and child health supplies, …

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2 months ago

Pharma stocks tumble over Trump’s relief funding freeze

Live Mint

Stocks of Indian pharma companies supplying antiretroviral medicines used to treat HIV to African countries tumbled on Monday after a US government order halted all foreign aid funding, including its AIDS relief program. “All Africa sales will not get impacted …only the part that is dependent on funding from the US government is vulnerable,” Prashant Nair, lead pharma and healthcare …

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2 months ago

Asha workers to identify 1 million children for MMR vaccination, special campaigns soon

Live Mint

New Delhi: The campaign to eliminate mumps, measles and rubella is set to scaled up by identifying children who are yet to be vaccinated for MMR by 2026. On Wednesday, Mint reported that the Union cabinet highlighted the achievements of the National Health Mission and indicated that the vaccination coverage is 97% at around 347.7 million children. In India, MMR …

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2 months ago

U.S. WHO exit jeopardizes Africa, says health body

The Hindu

The U.S. plan to withdraw from the World Health Organization will squeeze Africa's health initiatives, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, calling on African countries to find alternative sources of financing. The concerns raised by Africa's leading public health officials are a sign of the potential impact of the U.S. decision on the U.N. agency's …

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Bengaluru man, returned from Dubai tests positive for Mpox virus, admitted to Victoria hospital: Report

Trending News

2 months ago

Bengaluru man, returned from Dubai tests positive for Mpox virus, admitted to Victoria hospital: Report

Hindustan Times

A man from Bengaluru, who recently returned from Dubai, has tested positive for the Mpox virus, according to a report by Deccan Herald. The Mpox virus was first identified as an outbreak in African nations in 2022, prompting an alert from the World Health Organization. Karnataka government's precautionary measures To address the potential spread, the Karnataka government established free testing …

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2 months ago

Union Budget 2025: StockGro’s Chahat Aggarwal expects a growing pharmaceutical industry

Live Mint

The pharmaceutical industry in India holds global relevance, with India exporting products to more than 200 countries. Aggarwal believes that the growth of the Pharmaceutical industry is “driven by increasing healthcare awareness, patent expirations, and government initiatives like the PLI scheme”. Industry experts and pharma companies are anticipating the following parameters in the Union Budget 2025 for the promotion of …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Trump wants to pull the US out of the World Health Organization again. Here’s what may happen next

Associated Press

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used one of the flurry of executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization for the second time in less than five years — a …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sierra Leone declares emergency over mpox outbreak

Al Jazeera

The West African country has confirmed two cases of mpox in recent days. Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after two cases of mpox were reported. “The confirmation of two cases of mpox in the country has prompted immediate action as mandated by the Public Health Act,” Health Minister Austin Demby told reporters in the capital, Freetown. “On …

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