The rate of Mpox virus infections in Nakasongola has slowed down as the district struggles to contain the spread of the disease. Nakasongola district detected its first Mpox case on September 9th, ...

My condition worsened and fearing that I would infect my family, I travelled to my village in Busiika, Luweero District ...

A new case of Mpox has been confirmed in the UK, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The latest case of Clade Ib ...

I returned home to the sex trade to face several challenges, including failure to fit into my community of sex workers ...

Nakasongola District, currently ranked fifth in Mpox prevalence in Uganda, is battling an escalating outbreak that has strained its healthcare system and exposed deep logistical challenges.

In August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency after a deadly mpox outbreak in the ...

A SEVENTH case of a deadly mpox strain that kills one in 10 infected people has been detected in the UK. A mutation of the ...

Over 100 school teachers have been sensitized on the Mpox virus through the 'Safe circles' campaign by Ministry of Health (MOH), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and UNICEF Uganda ahead of the ...

Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a rare infection most commonly found in parts of central and east Africa. There is currently community transmission of the virus in Uganda, which has so far ...

They had also recently returned from Uganda and officials said they were now under specialist care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. A global outbreak of mpox, previously known as ...

Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is a viral disease similar to smallpox that can cause flu-like symptoms and a painful rash. It is most commonly found in central and east Africa, with the chances of ...

In other developments, the WHO says violence in the eastern DR Congo complicates the country's mpox response and that ...