Author: LINET OWOKO

By LINET OWOKO Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will purchase 500,000 doses of MVA-BN, the Bavarian Nordic Mpox vaccine, to combat the Mpox outbreak in Africa. The purchase is made possible by Gavi’s First Response Fund, aimed at quick vaccine procurement during health crises. The World Health Organisation recently approved the MVA-BN vaccine, streamlining the procurement process for global organizations. The doses will be distributed to affected countries this year. Gavi CEO Dr Sania Nishtar expressed gratitude to donors for funding the First Response Fund. African CDC has requested 10 million doses, with only 3.6 million secured so far. Kenya received…

By LINET OWOKO By HELLEN SHIKANDA Kenya and four other African countries are set to receive 50,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine to combat the spread of the disease. The donation, made by Emergent BioSolutions through Direct Relief in partnership with the World Health Organization and the US government, aims to control the outbreak across the continent. Mpox has been declared a public health emergency, prompting swift response measures and heightened surveillance in affected countries.The virus has caused over 14,000 cases in Africa, leading to 456 deaths. With the urgent need for more vaccines to control the epidemic, global organizations…