Africa CDC calls for solidarity in response to mpox

The public health agency has received offers to donate over 215,000 mpox vaccine doses so far – but aims to reach two million

Saudi Arabia and Morocco partner for better healthcare

The governments of Saudi Arabia and Morocco have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on improving healthcare services

Mpox cases in the Philippines and Pakistan

Health agencies in the two countries have reported mpox cases – however the strain of both occurrences is presently unknown

ECDC recommend vaccines for travel to mpox regions

The public health agency also advised European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) member states to issue travel advisories in response to the mpox outbreak

Sweden reports first case of more deadly Clade 1 mpox variant

The infected individual contracted the disease after visiting a country currently experiencing an mpox outbreak

Public health emergency declared for highly infectious mpox outbreak

There have been 13,700 cases of the disease so far this year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo alone