• Approves first diagnostic test for emergency use
• UNICEF laments decline in vaccination, partners Lagos against misinformation
• Red Cross to deploy 4,000 volunteers for awareness
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi as the most affected countries in Africa’s ongoing monkeypox (mpox) outbreak.
It has also approved the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, significantly boosting the diagnostic capacity in countries grappling with outbreaks of the disease.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has partnered Lagos State government and social media influencers to promote Non-Polio Supplement and Immunisation Activities…
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