Tag Archives: Monkeypox

Afram  Plains, Birim North record three suspected cases of Monkeypox

Afram Plains South and Birim North districts in the Eastern Region have recorded three suspected cases of Monkey Pox disease. Speaking on Nkawkaw-based Agoo FM, Richard Essien, the director of Health at Afram Plains South District explained that two suspected cases were identified in the district during a community outreach …

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MonkeyPox: Nigeria records 10 new cases in 7 days – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 10 additional monkeypox cases in the last seven days in the country. The NCDC disclosed this via its official website, in its latest monkeypox situation report released on Friday. NAN reports that as global monkeypox cases continue to rise, public-health officials …

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Monkeypox: Another excuse for Akufo-Addo’s administration – Manasseh Azure Awuni

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has stated that the outbreak of monkeypox in five regions of the country will be the latest excuse to be used by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration. According to him, the normal COVID-19 and Russia-Ukraine war excuses by this administration have become stale. In a post sighted …

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All you need to know about Monkeypox

Ghana has officially recorded cases of the Monkeypox virus. The Ghana Health Service says five cases have been confirmed in the Eastern, Western and Greater Accra regions. In view of this, Myjoyonline.com explores ways you, our cherished reader, can stay safe: Origin The Monkeypox virus was first identified in the …

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Monkeypox outbreak 2022 and what you need to know

Monkeypox, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, occurs very infrequently and in very scattered locations in parts of Africa. There are two clades (or types) of the virus: a West Africa (WA) clade in which 1 to 3.6 out of 100 infected patients die (1% to 3.6% mortality) and …

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