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Congo : sensibiliser efficacement la communauté pour se protéger de la mpox

Effectively raising community awareness to protect against mpox in Congo

Brazzaville – The Republic of the Congo is one of 15 countries in the…
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Youth

Sierra Leone launches mpox vaccination campaign to curb rising cases

Freetown, 19 March 2025 – With 115 confirmed Mpox cases in Sierra…
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Uganda reflects on mpox outbreak response

Uganda reflects on mpox outbreak response

The Ministry of Health (MOH), with support from the World Health…
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Mpox : des motos-ambulances pour sauver des vies en RCA

Mpox: Motorcycle ambulances saving lives in CAR

Mbaïki – Cyrille Bakake is a motorcycle ambulance driver at the…
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mpox outbreak in Burundi

Sustaining efforts to end mpox outbreak in Burundi

Bujumbura – Since the beginning of 2025, Burundi has recorded fewer…
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arrival of vaccine

Sierra Leone bolsters mpox response with 61,300 vaccine doses

Freetown, Sierra Leone – February 25, 2025 – Sierra Leone reinforces…
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Scaling up mpox outbreak response in Sierra Leone

Scaling up mpox outbreak response in Sierra Leone

Freetown ‒ Sierra Leone is deploying a range of measures to control…
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Côte d'Ivoire : les radios communautaires, pilier de la lutte contre la mpox

Côte d'Ivoire community radios boost public awareness on mpox outbreak

Abidjan – Edwige, a mother of two, is a devoted listener of a local…
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The nEMT team at Lwampanga Health Centr III, Nakasongola

Uganda deploys national Emergency Medical Team to support mpox response

Kampala. The World Health Organization (WHO) with funding from the…
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A MARPI training

Leveraging collaboration to combat mpox among Uganda’s most vulnerable communities

Kampala. As Uganda faces an ongoing mpox outbreak, the response is…
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