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Leveraging collaboration to combat mpox among Uganda’s most vulnerable communities

Kampala. As Uganda faces an ongoing mpox outbreak, the response is…
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An mpox survivor’s tale of hope

An mpox survivor’s tale of hope

Twenty-eight-year-old Anna Akola smiles, a beautiful wide smile that…
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WHO and USAID donating mpox kits to Angola

WHO and USAID Donate Test Kits to Strengthen Angola’s Mpox Response

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Agency for…
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Caso de mpox

The arrival of MPOX in Angola - A call for preparation and compassion

In a significant development for public health in Africa, Angola has…
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Sustaining mpox response in Africa as efforts begin bearing fruit

Sustaining mpox response in Africa as efforts begin bearing fruit

Statement by Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for…
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Maintaining essential health services amid mpox outbreak response

Maintaining essential health services amid mpox outbreak response

Brazzaville – As countries step up mpox outbreak control measures,…
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Protecting at-risk populations from mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Protecting at-risk populations from mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville – The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the hardest hit…
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Burundi : renforcement du pilier laboratoire dans la riposte à la mpox

Burundi: strengthening the laboratory pillar in the mpox response

Bujumbura – The biomedical laboratory is a critical component of…
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Enhanced control measures helping to control mpox outbreak in Africa

Enhanced control measures helping to control mpox outbreak in Africa

Brazzaville – More than 13 000 laboratory-confirmed mpox cases have…
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WHO, partners tip over 200 Journalists in Uganda on Mpox and Marburg

WHO, partners tip over 200 Journalists in Uganda on Mpox and Marburg

Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MOH), World Health Organization (WHO),…
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