UN News - The UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, and outbreaks of cholera, Ebola and Monkeypox (now renamed mpox) led to the mobilization of health and aid workers to contain life-threatening illnesses. The UN warned that the
Jamaica's Ministry of Health and Wellness continues its efforts to prevent the spread of mpox and COVID-19, resulting in low infection rates. Dr Christopher Tufton, Minister of the Portfolio, stated that as of December 15, there were 18 confirmed cases of Mpox, but just one was
Following allegations of racist and stigmatizing language around the disease's name, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that monkeypox would henceforth be called mpox. A series of meetings with global specialists led to the decision. Both terms will be used concurrently for one year until the monkeypox
