Ignorance makes the fight against mpox even more difficult
Stigma and ignorance make the fight against the new more infectious clade 1 mpox variant even more difficult. Awareness of mpox, how it is contagious, how to prevent infection and, above all, what to do if you are infected is very low, writes The Guardian.
You need to mobilize, support and engage local health workers to take action against mpox, spread information and build trust, according to Aggrey Aluso who is the Africa director of the Pandemic Action Network.
- Society is our key ally in promoting global health and must be recognized and supported, he says.
Over 17,000 cases have been reported in 13 African countries this year. Next week, the continent is expected to receive its first vaccine doses. 10,000 doses donated by the United States.
Stigma and ignorance make the fight against the new more infectious clade 1 mpox variant even more difficult. Awareness of mpox, how it is contagious, how to prevent infection and, above all, what to do if you are infected is very low, writes The Guardian.
You need to mobilize, support and engage local health workers to take action against mpox, spread information and build trust, according to Aggrey Aluso who is the Africa director of the Pandemic Action Network.
- Society is our key ally in promoting global health and must be recognized and supported, he says.
Over 17,000 cases have been reported in 13 African countries this year. Next week, the continent is expected to receive its first vaccine doses. 10,000 doses donated by the United States.
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Africa receives the first vaccine this week - WHO is criticized
The first mpox vaccine is expected to reach Africa next week - weeks after it was made available in other parts of the world, writes The Guardian. In total, it is about 10,000 doses that will be used to fight the outbreak that is ongoing in several countries.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is criticized for being slow in the process of giving poor countries easy access to vaccines. It could have started several years ago, according to the African Union's public health authority Africa CDC, which Reuters spoke to.
WHO's slow processes have prompted the Africa CDC to turn to rich countries and ask them to donate doses. These 10,000 doses come from the United States, for example. That Africa, like during the corona pandemic, is being forgotten again is "really upsetting", says Helen Rees who works at the Africa CDC.
The first mpox vaccine is expected to reach Africa next week - weeks after it was made available in other parts of the world, writes The Guardian. In total, it is about 10,000 doses that will be used to fight the outbreak that is ongoing in several countries.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is criticized for being slow in the process of giving poor countries easy access to vaccines. It could have started several years ago, according to the African Union's public health authority Africa CDC, which Reuters spoke to.
WHO's slow processes have prompted the Africa CDC to turn to rich countries and ask them to donate doses. These 10,000 doses come from the United States, for example. That Africa, like during the corona pandemic, is being forgotten again is "really upsetting", says Helen Rees who works at the Africa CDC.
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