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An empty operation room at Soba University Hospital in southern Khartoum a month into the conflict. Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images

September 2, 2024

Mpox could spread into conflict zones in east Africa – how to manage the response

Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Torrens University Australia and Hafte Kahsay Kebede, Torrens University Australia

Armed conflicts affect the entire spectrum of healthcare, from prevention to treatment.

Health workers at the mpox treatment centre at Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital, north of Goma, DRC. Guerchom Ndebo/AFP via Getty Images

August 24, 2024

Mpox: African countries have beaten disease outbreaks before – here’s what it takes

Oyewale Tomori, Nigerian Academy of Science

African health workers have over 50 years of experience battling various outbreaks of yellow fever, Ebola, mpox and more recently COVID-19. This experience should be harnessed now.

A treatment room at a health centre’s quarantine area in the Central African Republic. Charles Boussel/Getty Images

August 15, 2024

Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic

Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University; Cheryl Baxter, Stellenbosch University, and Jean Nachega, Stellenbosch University

The global health system needs to wake up to the reality that an outbreak in one part of the world is a concern for everyone.

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Jean Nachega
Professor of epidemiology, Stellenbosch University
Wolfgang Preiser
Head: Division of Medical Virology, Stellenbosch University
Cheryl Baxter
Head Scientific Research Support, Stellenbosch University
Oyewale Tomori
Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
Hafte Kahsay Kebede
PhD candidate in Public Health, Torrens University Australia
Hailay Abrha Gesesew
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Torrens University Australia

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