Tag: mpox

Saving lives by bringing the Mpox message directly to the people

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, volunteers like Eyenga Bamboko are saving lives by helping people understand how...

WHO: Mpox is still being transmitted across the world

In an update, the WHO said that an outbreak of mpox was declared in Burundi on 25 July, at around the...

Contipharma launches Loop Mediated Amplification Mpox detection test 

World leading health organizations have warned on the endemic cases of the virus in DRC ; Contipharma’s rapid in...

DRC: Lack of diagnostic testing capacity amid deadly mpox virus outbreak puts children at risk

New mpox virus transmission routes are emerging with children now a high-risk group; Inadequate testing capacity is stymying efforts...

2022 year in health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’

The UN warns that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, and outbreaks of cholera, Ebola...