Global mpox emergency: debunking fact versus fiction

An mpox outbreak spreading across several African countries, which the World Health Organization has called a global emergency ... The good news is that some smallpox vaccines have been shown ... Read More

A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and what is the WHO doing?

The World Health Organization recently declared that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency ... said officials were dealing with several mpox outbreaks in various ... Read More

Three issues to watch in global health in 2025

Here we are, on the cusp of the midway point in a decade that has been, in global health and infectious diseases terms, a lot. Read More

Mpox became a global health emergency for the second time in 2024

Surging mpox cases in East, West and Central Africa prompted the World Health Organization to once again make the infection a global health emergency ... Read More

This doctor raised the alarm about a deadly mpox outbreak that went global

Early this year, cases of mpox erupted across Central Africa, killing hundreds. Seeing the events unfold so soon after the still-simmering outbreak ... and urged health officials both in the ... Read More

Sex, a Hex and a Sick Child Offer Clues to an Epidemic’s Birth

“And then at one point, we said, ‘Could ... World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global emergency in August, and authorized the use of a first-ever vaccine and a rapid test for ... Read More

Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports

TAMESNA, Morocco (AP) — After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to make the continent less dependent on imported medical supplies. Now, in a ... Read More

Kosovo detects first mpox case after man returns from Africa

Kosovo health authorities said on Friday they had detected the country's first case of monkeypox (mpox), in a man who had recently returned from Africa. Read More

Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports

Moroccan startup Moldiag began developing mpox tests after the World Health Organization declared the virus a global emergency in ... health officials say. "This is a major problem,” said ... Read More