August 14, 2024

Why has Mpox been declared a public health emergency?

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“It’s a clarion call to action. It’s a recognition that we can no longer afford to be reactive. We must be proactive and aggressive in our effort to eliminate this threat.”

Africa’s leading health body - Africa CDC – has declared the rapidly rising cases of Mpox in East Africa a public health emergency.

Since the beginning of the year, nearly 14,000 cases and 450 deaths have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the most affected country.

And more cases are being recorded in other African countries - including a number, like Uganda and Kenya, which are seeing the disease for the first time.

So what should the global response be to what’s been called the ‘most dangerous’ strain of the disease yet?

Presenter: Alan Kasujja

Guests: Dr Jean Claude Udahemuka of the University of Rwanda, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, and Ampeire Christiana, Jadrine Komukyeya, and Herbert Ssekatawa.

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August 14, 2024

Why has Mpox been declared a public health emergency?

Listen Later

20 minutes

“It’s a clarion call to action. It’s a recognition that we can no longer afford to be reactive. We must be proactive and aggressive in our effort to eliminate this threat.”

Africa’s leading health body - Africa CDC – has declared the rapidly rising cases of Mpox in East Africa a public health emergency.

Since the beginning of the year, nearly 14,000 cases and 450 deaths have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the most affected country.

And more cases are being recorded in other African countries - including a number, like Uganda and Kenya, which are seeing the disease for the first time.

So what should the global response be to what’s been called the ‘most dangerous’ strain of the disease yet?

Presenter: Alan Kasujja

Guests: Dr Jean Claude Udahemuka of the University of Rwanda, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, and Ampeire Christiana, Jadrine Komukyeya, and Herbert Ssekatawa.

...more