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Mpox is not under control in Africa, warns Africa CDC

admin | September 19, 2024

BY REUTERS The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned on Thursday, adding that cases were still increasing in several countries. The World Health Organization declared the recent outbreak of the disease a public health emergency of […]

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Africa is not broke – Africa CDC Acting Director

Ritah Kemigisa | October 18, 2022

The Acting Director for Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Ahmed Ogwell Ouma has noted that Africa is not as broke as many people think. This comes after the centre called for the implementation of Africa’s new public health order to drive global health security. The new health order […]

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Uganda to receive over 400 doses of Ebola vaccines

Ritah Kemigisa | October 12, 2022

The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that Uganda will in the coming week receive Ebola vaccines for the Sudan strain. The Sudan Ebola outbreak in Uganda has since claimed lives of 19 people and infected about 54 people. Speaking at an emergency high-level ministerial meeting on […]

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Support Africa’s new public health order – Africa CDC acting director

Ritah Kemigisa | October 12, 2022

The Acting Director of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr. Ahmed Ogwell has challenged African countries to wake up to the reality that they are on their own and thus do things differently to ensure the health security of Africans. Speaking at a high-level emergency ministerial […]