Mpox outbreak, Burundi and UNICEF
Fighting mpox stigma key to ending Burundi outbreak quickly, UNICEF says
It is possible to end the mpox outbreak in Burundi within weeks, a U.N. health official said on Friday, but progress in Africa's second-worst affected country will depend on getting adequate resources and battling stigma associated with the disease.
UNICEF says adequate resources and mpox awareness can help stop Burundi outbreak in weeks
It is possible to end the mpox outbreak in Burundi within weeks, a UN health official says, depending on getting adequate resources and battling stigma associated with the disease.
World’s Poorest Nation, Burundi, Gears Up to Fight Mpox
Burundi’s prime minister this week started a national campaign to stop the spread of mpox after a contagious subvariant of the virus spilled across its porous border with the Democratic Republic of Congo where hundreds of people including children have died.
U.N. Official Optimistic on Ending Burundi's Mpox Outbreak
A U.N. health official believes that Burundi could end its mpox outbreak within weeks, provided enough resources are secured and stigma is combated. Nearly 600 cases have been reported in Burundi, and the disease primarily affects children.
Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa
The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African countries including Burundi, where youngsters have been impacted the most.
Third of Burundi mpox cases in children under five: UN
Youngsters have been especially impacted by mpox outbreaks raging in Africa, with children under five accounting for nearly a ...
Mpox spreads at alarming rate among children in Burundi
The United Nations Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, warned Friday that children in Burundi are bearing the brunt of the mpox ...
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Children in Burundi now bearing brunt of mpox outbreak in African countries
UNICEF medical doctor says mpox showing 'alarming rates of infection' in the central African country - Anadolu Ajansı ...
UNICEF Puts Children Front And Center In Mpox Response
UNICEF and partners are scaling up the emergency response in the DRC, Burundi and other countries in Africa, but more donor ...
Burundi Eyes First Cut in December Since Adopting Policy Rate
Burundi’s central bank may cut interest rates by the end of this year for the first time since it shifted to utilizing ...
Refugees Settled in New Hampshire Turn to Farming
Escaped from the nations of Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia and Congo, they now farm and run their own small businesses.
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Burundi appeals for help as 193 people hospitalised with Mpox
The ministry said in a statement that 231 people had been diagnosed with the disease by August 25 and, among the patients, 38 had been treated and discharged. No death has been reported Burundi ...
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World’s Poorest Nation, Burundi, Gears Up to Fight Mpox
which shut down economies and killed millions of people in 2020 and 2021. Burundi is ill-equipped to deal with a major disease outbreak. The landlocked east African country is the world’s ...