The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised concerns that the Mpox outbreak in Africa remained uncontrolled, with rising cases reported in several countries. Jean Kaseya, Director General, Africa CDC, disclosed this during a weekly briefing on the outbreak. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mpox, formerly known as … Read more
In a new report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said global childhood immunisation coverage has stalled, leaving about 2.7 million children un- and under-vaccinated. This was contained in the latest WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunisation coverage (WUENIC) published by WHO on Monday on its website. UNICEF Executive … Read more
Head of the UN office for disaster risk reduction Mami Mizutori tells Pradeep Thakur Covax is making progress towards having 2 billion doses available by the end of 2021, which should be enough to protect high-risk and vulnerable people. Excerpts from the interview:The World Bank estimates 150 million people will be pushed into extreme poverty … Read more
