Africa: Who Backs African Efforts to Combat Mpox Spread, As Sweden Records New Case
Friday, 16 August 2024 [UN News] The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb mpox, which is now an international global health emergency.
The World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency, following an outbreak of a new strain of the mpox virus in the continent of Africa. The virus - formerly known as monkeypox - can be passed on through close contact and causes flu-like symptoms and lesions on the body and...