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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has endorsed a new mpox test developed in Morocco, marking a key advancement in Africa’s efforts against the ongoing outbreak. The real-time PCR test can detect mpox pathogen DNA in […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday that nearly one million doses of mpox vaccines have been allocated to nine African countries to curb rising infections. This distribution follows the launch of an Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) last month, […]
Uganda has initiated a comprehensive yellow fever vaccination campaign to protect its population from the mosquito-borne disease that has been a persistent threat in the region. By the end of April, 12.2 million of the targeted 14 million people had […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially prequalified TAK-003 as a new vaccine for dengue fever, as announced in a press release on Wednesday. This decision comes amidst a notable increase in mosquito-borne viral infections across Africa, Asia, and the […]
Burkina Faso has taken a significant step forward in the fight against malaria by officially integrating the first-ever recommended malaria vaccine, RTS,S, into its standard vaccination protocol. This move, endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to provide added […]
The Malawi Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has initiated a fresh vaccination campaign. The campaign kicked off on Monday, targeting ten districts out of Malawi’s 29, as the country witnesses a steady rise in cases over […]
Cameroon has become the first nation to embark on a routine malaria vaccine initiative, marking a pivotal moment in the worldwide fight against the deadly disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) has given the green light to the use of […]
The South African Medical Research Council (MRC) has initiated a collaborative effort with scientists from eight African nations to advance the development of an HIV vaccine. With substantial backing from the United States, this joint venture aims to identify a […]