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3 weeks ago | gavi.org | Saidu Bah

In late March, 61,300 eagerly-awaited mpox vaccines began to roll out in Sierra Leone in a vaccine drive that would prioritise health workers and contacts of mpox patients, and offer a dose of protection to the country’s most exposed. The viral infection has killed three and sickened more than 477 since Sierra Leone’s mpox emergency was declared in January.

1 month ago | bellevueheraldleader.com | Saidu Bah

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1 month ago | djournal.com | Saidu Bah

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1 month ago | news-shield.com | Saidu Bah

Africa's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday that the continent faces "an unprecedented financing crisis" that could lead to between two to four million additional deaths annually.

Feb 5, 2025 | gavi.org | Saidu Bah

Health workers in Sierra Leone are drawing on experience gained during past Ebola and COVID-19 epidemics to tackle an mpox surge. Since the mpox emergency was declared on 13 January, 20 cases have been recorded countrywide. 10 patients infected with the virus have so far recovered, with no fatalities yet recorded. The country immediately established treatment centres at the tertiary level, where mpox cases could be isolated and managed, with psychosocial as well as medical support on hand.