Nigeria, eight other African countries to receive Mpox vaccine

Nigeria, eight other African countries to receive Mpox vaccine

To control the growing threat of the Mpox virus, the Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for Mpox has allocated 899,000 vaccine doses to Nigeria and eight other African countries with high infection rates. This was disclosed in a joint statement by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. AAM is a framework … Read more

Nigeria’s Mpox cases mostly affect children, men

Nigeria’s Mpox cases mostly affect children, men

The latest situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has shown that 67 per cent of Mpox cases recorded since January 2024 were reported in males. According to the report released Monday on NCDC website, a total of 1,031 suspected cases have been reported across 47 local government areas in … Read more