The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially declared that mpox—formerly known as monkeypox—no longer constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). However, the agency has warned that the virus still poses significant health risks, particularly across parts of Africa where healthcare systems remain under-resourced. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced during a…
The number of confirmed mpox cases in Sierra Leone since the beginning of the year has risen to 2,045, with 11 reported deaths, according to a new report from the country’s Ministry of Health. Authorities announced the updated figures late Monday, revealing 165 new cases recorded on Sunday alone. At the beginning of May, the…
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Jide Idris, has disclosed that the country has recorded 832 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and Mpox. Dr Idris, who said this at the national health security press briefing in Abuja, noted that the country also recorded 135 deaths from the diseases…
As of October 13, 2024, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported 14,237 cholera cases in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory, involving 339 local government units. At a press event on Thursday in Abuja, NCDC Director General Dr. Jide Idris announced that 378 people have died from the sickness thus far….
