The Latest Breaking News from Africa CDC

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

Africa's top public health agency says the number of mpox-related deaths in the continent has surpassed 1,000 and warned of the continuing threat of cross-border contamination and a lack of rapid test kits

The prison facility is yet to confirm the number of infected prisoners

Last week’s planned rollout of doses faces further delays as campaigners complain of greed and inequality

Nigeria became the first African country this week to receive a batch of vaccines against mpox, a viral disease whose rapid spread led the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency in mid-August. While more vaccine doses are available, experts say high costs and regulatory hurdles have prevented…

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued advice to travelers to mpox-affected areas

African nations prepare to vaccinate against mpox outbreak with global support. WHO declares global health emergency for the viral disease.

Head of Africa CDC Jean Kaseya urges international community to support rollout of testing and vaccinations

In today’s newsletter: With a deadly surge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the first case in Sweden, we look at how the disease is spreading, who’s at risk and what’s being done to stop it