The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for the crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Bill Gates-membered GAVI vaccine alliance and others, the Africa CDC and the World Health Organisation said in a joint statement on Saturday (Aug 31).

Mpox crisis: Wider vaccine rollout in Africa could take months as UN still in tender mode

Africa will finally receive its first batch of vaccines against the mpox, weeks after they have reached other parts of the world where the virus is prevailing. A report by The Guardian earlier this week said that 10,000 shots, donated by the United States (US), will be used to tackle the clade Ib variant.

Mpox crisis: Africa to finally receive its first batch of vaccines against virus

Thailand reported a suspected first case of the new, more dangerous strain of Mpox on Wednesday (Aug 21), which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global public health emergency.

Thailand reports suspected case of Mpox strain

Amid fears over a potential mpox global outbreak, India held a high-level meeting on Sunday (Aug 18) to assess its preparedness. The latest assessment presented at the crucial meeting led by the Prime Minister's Principal Secretary, P K Mishra, shows that since March 2024, the nation has had no reports of cases of mpox.

India's mpox update: India safe, no new cases since March; high-level meeting finds ‘low outbreak risk’

The Union Health Ministry has asked all airports as well as authorities at land ports on borders with Bangladesh and Pakistan to remain alert about incoming international passengers reporting Mpox symptoms, official sources said on Sunday.

Mpox scare: Indian govt tells international airports to be vigilant about passengers with symptoms

An outbreak of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has claimed more than 500 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as per reports. The virus, which is rapidly spreading to neighbouring countries, has prompted fears of a global health crisis, even as over seven million displaced high-risk people in the DRC await vaccine.

Mpox crisis: WHO pushes for scaling up mpox vaccine production as death toll in DRC nears 550

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday (Aug 18) that the total number of suspected or confirmed cases of mpox, logged across the continent since the beginning of this year, has already exceeded the total reported in 2023.

Mpox crisis: Virus cases logged in Africa this year exceed last year's total

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, represented a global health emergency for the second time in two years.

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