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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for increased funding and support for the response to the mpox outbreak.
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WHO calls for urgent action to address mpox surge in 17 African nations

Wednesday, August 07, 2024
Mpox – an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus.
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Understanding mpox: Symptoms, transmission, prevention and more

Tuesday, August 06, 2024
The World Health Organization Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Internet
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Mpox: WHO boss says considering international health emergency

Monday, August 05, 2024
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Uganda records 2 imported mpox cases

Sunday, August 04, 2024
Officials wash hands at the new water sanitation and hygiene facility during the closing ceremony of the project in Rugerero Sector, Rubavu District, on Tuesday, July 30,
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EAC on track to combat zoonotic, water-borne diseases

Wednesday, July 31, 2024
People move through a busy Petite Barrière border crossing in Gisenyi Sector, Rubavu District, on Monday, July 29. Photos By Germain Nsanzimana
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Rubavu residents call for more hygiene facilities to combat Mpox outbreak

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
The EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social and Political Sectors, Andrea Aguer Ariik Malueth, speaks, on Monday, July 29, during a technical meeting in Rubavu, Rwanda, to review the successes and challenges of the EAC Water Sanitation and Hygiene project. Malueth emphasised the importance of taking preventive measures to minimise the spread of Mpox.
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EAC urges increased public awareness to prevent spread of ‘deadly’ Monkeypox

Monday, July 29, 2024
Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, is a viral infection and can be deadly. Rwanda confirmed two cases of mpox on Saturday, July 27, the first outbreak of the infection in the country.
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Rwanda ‘well-prepared’ to handle mpox outbreak, says health official

Saturday, July 27, 2024
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DR Congo detects at least 25 mpox cases in Goma – reports

Thursday, July 11, 2024
Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, is a viral infection and can be deadly. It is reported that the current outbreak has been driven by sexual transmission but there is evidence this strain can also be passed on through close skin-to-skin contact.
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New mpox strain in DR Congo 'most dangerous yet' – reports

Thursday, June 27, 2024
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Monkeypox case detected in South Africa

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Test tubes labeled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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WHO expresses concern over monkeypox outbreak in DRC

Wednesday, May 08, 2024