WHO caused delay in availability of Mpox vaccines in Congo
4 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 officially approved the vaccines — although the United States and Europe have — nor has it issued an emergency use license that would speed access, The New York Times report noted. One of these two approvals is necessary for UNICEF and Gavi, the organization that helps facilitate immunizations in developing nations, to buy and distribute mpox vaccines in low-income countries like Congo, the report noted. But the organization is painfully risk-averse, concerned with a need to protect its trustworthiness and ill-prepared to act swiftly in emergencies, Blair Hanewall, a global health consultant who managed the WHO approvals portfolio as a deputy director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a key funder, for more than a decade, has been quoted as saying by The New York Times.

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Congo to get Japan's mpox vaccine for children from next week, Africa CDC says
1 week, 5 days ago

Congo to get Japan's mpox vaccine for children from next week, Africa CDC says

Hindustan Times  

DAKAR, - Democratic Republic of Congo should start to receive three million doses of mpox vaccine from Japan next week that can be used on children, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. Congo to get Japan's mpox vaccine for children from next week, Africa CDC says Vaccinations against the potentially deadly infection are under way …

Mpox response paying off in Africa
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 …

Mpox response paying off in Africa
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 …

WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern
1 month 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, …

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

US confirms first case of new mpox variant initially seen in Congo
1 month, 1 week ago

US confirms first case of new mpox variant initially seen in Congo

India Today  

Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first US case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo. Earlier this year, scientists reported the emergence of a new form of mpox in Africa that was spread through close contact including through sex. Since then, cases of travellers with the new mpox form have been …

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa

Deccan Chronicle  

LONDON: British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. Authorities announced the first case of the new form of mpox in the U.K. last week, saying the case was being treated …

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa

Associated Press  

LONDON — British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. Authorities announced the first case of the new form of mpox in the U.K. last week, saying the case was being …

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency
2 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Congo begins mpox vaccinations two months after global emergency is declared
2 months, 2 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 …

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

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

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

The Independent  

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Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
3 months ago

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Associated Press  

KAVUMU, Congo — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. Dr. Musole Mulambamunva Robert, medical director of the Kavumu hospital in eastern Congo, said it is “truly a challenge” — sometimes treating as many as four times the facility’s …

Why is Congo struggling to contain Mpox?
3 months ago

Why is Congo struggling to contain Mpox?

New Indian Express  

KAVUMU: Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. Dr. Musole Mulambamunva Robert, medical director of the Kavumu hospital in eastern Congo, said it is "truly a challenge" — sometimes treating as many as four times the facility's capacity for …

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

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

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

The Independent  

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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Opinion: Will we let mpox spread, repeating devastating public health failures?
3 months, 1 week 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; …

First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the country on Tuesday, a week after the first batch arrived from the European Union. Adults in Equateur, South Kivu and Sankuru, the three most affected provinces, will be vaccinated first, starting on Oct. 2, Cris Kacita Osako, coordinator of Congo’s …

Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say
3 months, 2 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 …

Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
3 months, 2 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 …

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed
3 months, 2 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, …

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed
3 months, 2 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 …

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed
3 months, 2 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 …

Mpox patients lack medicine, food, in east DR Congo hospital
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox patients lack medicine, food, in east DR Congo hospital

The Hindu  

Dozens of feverish patients lay on thin mattresses on the floor of a makeshift mpox isolation ward in east Democratic Republic of Congo, as overstretched hospital workers grappled with drug shortages and lack of space to accommodate the influx. Congo is the epicentre of an mpox outbreak that the World Health Organization declared to be a global public health emergency …

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines with Africa CDC, Gavi and WHO
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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 …

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says
3 months, 3 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 …

Africa’s mpox response is less than 10% funded, says Africa Centres for Disease Control
3 months, 3 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 …

Why is taking so long to get mpox vaccines to the epicenter of the crisis?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why is taking so long to get mpox vaccines to the epicenter of the crisis?

NPR  

Why is taking so long to get mpox vaccines to the epicenter of the crisis? The U.S. and Europe have access to mpox vaccines, but the epicenter of the current mpox crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has no doses yet. INSKEEP: WHO - World Health Organization - important global health organization, and they know that this disease …

Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Africa’s mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world’s inability to stop epidemics, experts say
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

WHO launches global strategic plan to contain mpox outbreak
3 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Ramping up contact tracing, availability of jab key to curb monkeypox: Dr Javier Guzman
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Ramping up contact tracing, availability of jab key to curb monkeypox: Dr Javier Guzman

Hindustan Times  

The surge in mpox, or monkeypox, cases in parts of Africa has led to the World Health Organization declaring the outbreak of the viral disease a public health emergency of international concern on August 14. Dr Javier Guzman, director of Global Health Policy at the Center for Global Development, in an interview with Rhythma Kaul, discusses how the West should …

DR Congo no longer expects to receive mpox vaccines this week
3 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week
4 months ago

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week

The Independent  

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

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

Mpox cases rise globally, hundreds killed in Africa: Is it the new COVID-19?
4 months ago

Mpox cases rise globally, hundreds killed in Africa: Is it the new COVID-19?

India TV News  

Mpox outbreak: Authorities across the world are on high alert as cases of Monkeypox, which was declared a global health emergency last week, continue to rise globally. A severe strain of the mpox virus, previously causing panic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is now spreading rapidly through Kenya and several other African nations, prompting serious concern among health authorities. …

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

WHO declares Mpox a global health emergency amid outbreak in Africa
4 months, 1 week ago

WHO declares Mpox a global health emergency amid outbreak in Africa

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The World Health Organisation on Thursday declared Mpox as the public health emergency of international concern under the International Health Regulations on Thursday, following an outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo and other countries in Africa. On top of outbreaks of other mpox clades in DRC and other countries in Africa, it’s clear that a coordinated international response …

Global efforts in dire need against mpox
4 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 …

Global efforts in dire need against mpox
4 months, 1 week ago

Global efforts in dire need against mpox

China Daily  

By CHEN WEIHUA in Brussels | China Daily | Updated: 2024-08-16 10:05 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 …

First case of clade Ib mpox confirmed outside of Africa in Sweden, World Health Organization confirms
4 months, 1 week ago

First case of clade Ib mpox confirmed outside of Africa in Sweden, World Health Organization confirms

ABC  

The World Health Organization confirmed that a case of the clade Ib strain of mpox in Sweden was linked to an outbreak in Africa. Swedish health officials said at a press conference that the person was infected while in Africa with the clade Ib type of mpox involved in the recent outbreak. "This is the first clade I mpox case …

Mpox outbreak: Symptoms, preventions. Why has WHO declared it global health emergency? Explained
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Mpox declared public health emergency with fears of spread across borders
4 months, 1 week ago

Mpox declared public health emergency with fears of spread across borders

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An outbreak of mpox has …

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Why has the WHO declared mpox a global health emergency? Here's what we know so far
4 months, 1 week ago

Why has the WHO declared mpox a global health emergency? Here's what we know so far

ABC  

The rapid surge of mpox in multiple African countries has prompted the World Health Organization to sound its highest level of alert. Professor Raina MacIntyre says global health experts have been watching what's happening in the DRC "with great concern". That's right — the WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern in July 2022 in response to a …

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