Africa: Africa Cannot Continue to Be Breeding Ground for Disease Outbreaks: [New Times] Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was this week declared a continent-wide public health emergency by the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also declared it a public health emergency of international concern. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Ethiopia Calls On AU, UN for ‘Careful’ Post-Atmis Peacekeeping Deployment in Somalia: [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba — Ethiopia has called on the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) to ensure comprehensive consultations with key stakeholders as plans progress for deploying a new peacekeeping mission in Somalia, set to replace the current African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: What Is Mpox? a Microbiologist Explains What’s Known About This Smallpox Cousin: [The Conversation Africa] On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. There have been over 15,600 cases and over 530 deaths reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries in Africa. The disease had previously caused a global outbreak from 2022 to 2023. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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