WHO to get monkeypox tests for Africa, as new cases reported

Europe remains the epicentre of the global monkeypox outbreak, which posed a 'real risk' with more than 1,500 cases reported in the region, according to WHO statement [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]

The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the process of procuring thousands of monkeypox tests for Africa but is not recommending mass vaccination at this stage, its Africa Director Matshidiso Moeti has said.

She added that the continent should be prepared for vaccination should the need arise.