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An estimated 10.3 million people contracted measles in 2023, marking a 20% increase from 2022, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers ...

In a significant move to combat the spread of mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday, October 4 that it has approved the first-ever diagnostic test for the ...

Rwanda is facing a dangerous health crisis after confirming an outbreak of the highly contagious Marburg virus, a deadly disease with no known cure or vaccine.  According to the Rwandan ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a significant step in the battle against mpox, approving its first vaccine for adults.  On Friday, September 13, WHO announced that the vaccine, ...

In 2019, Ghana faced significant health challenges with approximately 23,000 deaths attributed to malaria, 14,000 to HIV/AIDS, and 10,000 to tuberculosis.  However, a more insidious threat emerged: Air pollution, which ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is preparing to receive its first shipment of mpox vaccines, as the country faces a growing outbreak that has prompted global health authorities ...

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed optimism that the current mpox outbreaks across Africa might be brought under control within the next six months.  WHO Director-General ...

The UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for $18.5 million to fund efforts aimed at controlling the outbreak of mpox. According to a statement released by the UN's ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has emphasized that mpox, a viral disease recently declared a global public health emergency, should not be seen as “the new COVID-19.”  Dr. Hans Kluge, ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, August 14 will hold an expert meeting to discuss the possibility of declaring mpox a global emergency.  This consideration comes as the number ...