The government has announced the arrival of 10,700 doses of the Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Nordic (MVA-BN) Mpox vaccines to control the ongoing outbreak.
This has been done through collaborative efforts and support from the Africa CDC, World Health Organisation, UNICEF and GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.
In a statement by Health Cabinet Secretary Adan Duale, the arrival marks a significant milestone in the national response to interrupt the chain of transmission and limit further spread of Mpox in the community.
He added that the Mpox vaccination will be used as an additional public health measure as part of the comprehensive Mpox outbreak response in addition to other outbreak interventions to control the outbreaks, such as enhanced surveillance including at the 26 points of entry, contact tracing, testing of suspected cases, as well as risk communication and community engagement.
