Although no cases have been reported locally, health experts warn of the virus's possible entry due to global trade and movement, drawing parallels wi...

Africa's reliance on foreign aid for healthcare and preparedness continues to weaken its ability to respond effectively to health crises.

Kenyan health settings widely use the GeneXpert system, which is the platform for the Xpert Mpox test, a real-time PCR test.

They will work closely with the Ministry of Health and other agencies to screen incoming visitors for signs of the virus.

Four of the five Kenyans confirmed to have contracted Mpox so far are truck drivers, with the fifth being a trucker’s spouse.

The allocated budget has been categorised into three main areas: local containment, regional control and national management.

The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and the World Health Organisati...

Since July 2024, cases of Clade Ib, linked (in the way it emerged and spread) to the outbreak in the eastern provinces of DRC, have been detected in f...

Health and environmental experts have long warned about the serious risks of bush meat, which is frequently sourced from wild animals carrying disease...

Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa assured the public that surveillance and containment procedures are in place to combat the epidemic.