Yesterday the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the European Commission highlighted the ...

The European Commission and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have launched plans to ramp up ...

PAMTA is co-funded under the EU4Health 2024 Work Programme, with a total commitment of €9.4 million directed toward Africa ...

Mpox cases in Kenya are highest in Mombasa County, with a total of 146 infections as of August 1, 2025, according to the Ministry of Health. The coastal county leads the national tally, followed by ...

Only mpox tests that require laboratory processing have been approved by the WHO and Africa CDC, which has expressed the need for rapid tests that don't need to be sent to labs.

The loss of mpox vaccines may help contribute to those figures. Politico notes that African countries have reported nearly ...

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — African health officials said mpox cases have spiked by 160% so far this year, warning the risk of further spread is high given the lack of effective ...

"This is a moral, strategic, and public health failure in the making," lawmakers told the U.S. State Department Wednesday.

For example, in August, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that $245 million was needed to respond to the outbreak. Months later, the amount needed is likely much higher.

Africa’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported more than 59,000 mpox cases and 1,164 deaths in 20 countries this year.

Only mpox tests that require laboratory processing have been approved by the WHO and Africa CDC, which has expressed the need for rapid tests that don’t need to be sent to labs.