Africa’s top public health body has declared a public health emergency over a growing MPOX outbreak across the African continent.
The outbreak has swept through several African countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director-General Jean Kaseya announced today.
“Mpox has now crossed borders, affecting thousands across our continent, families have been torn apart and the pain and suffering have touched every corner of our continent,” he said during an online briefing.
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