Centre alerts NCDC, ICMR on monkeypox: Sources

May 20, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 20 : Issuing an alert to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),...

Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency: WHO

Nov 01, 2022

This follows the third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee that was held on Thursday regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox. The third meeting...

WHO looking to rename monkeypox to 'MPOX': Report

Nov 23, 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking to rename monkeypox to "MPOX" to destigmatize the virus, according to a US newspaper report.

Texas reports first death of person with monkeypox in US

Aug 30, 2022

Texas [US], August 31 : Authorities in Texas have confirmed the first death of a person diagnosed with monkeypox in the United States.

Health Ministry issues guidelines for the management of Monkeypox

Jul 15, 2022

New Delhi [India], July 15 : The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday releases guidelines for the management of Monkeypox disease.

DCGI approves India's first qHPV vaccine to treat cervical cancer

Jul 12, 2022

New Delhi [India], July 12 : India's first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against cervical cancer gets Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approval...