The European Commission has delivered 10,000 doses of the MVA-BN® vaccine to Uganda to support the country’s response to the ongoing mpox outbreak. The consignment that arrived in Uganda Tuesday is ...

The European Commission, through its Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), has delivered 10,000 doses ...

To combat Mpox effectively, it is essential that all public health campaigns and interventions are inclusive and account for ...

The Uganda Key Populations Consortium, an LGBTQ+ rights organization, working closely with the Health Ministry and Kampala ...

Over 100 school teachers have been sensitized on the Mpox virus through the 'Safe circles' campaign by Ministry of Health (MOH), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and UNICEF Uganda ahead of ...

As mpox cases continue to surge in Uganda, LGBTQ rights organizations have raised concerns over its “troubling increase” among the queer community and have advised it to be on high alert.

Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is a viral disease similar to smallpox that can cause flu-like symptoms and a painful rash. It is most commonly found in central and east Africa, with the chances of ...

During an Mpox sensitization training held at Pope Paul Memorial in Rubaga Division, Dr. Buluma Denis Mike, District Medical Officer for KCCA Rubaga Division, highlighted the alarming spread within ...

In the region's other developments, Sierra Leone reported more cases, with the first two linked to the clade 2 global strain.

So far, 135,500 vaccines have been delivered by EU member states, including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal, with additional doses on the way.

The African Union's (AU) public health agency released an advisory Thursday noting that 5,842 cases of mpox (formerly known ...

In Uganda, there is currently community transmission of Clade Ib mpox. This is the sixth such case logged in England since October last year. "It is thanks to clinicians rapidly recognising the ...