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Mpox in Uganda: Most confirmed cases are students — report

The latest situation report says that students make up the majority of the confirmed mpox cases in Uganda. 

(L-R) Immaculate Atuhairwe, the WHO Country Emergency and Readiness Officer makes her remarks as Tabley Bakyaita, the social behavioral change technical officer risk communication and community engagement at the Health Ministry listens. This was during a media training on MPOX at Fairway Hotel in Kampala on October 31, 2024. (Photo by Maria Wamala)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

The number of confirmed mpox cases in Uganda is now at 262, with the capital Kampala still having the highest number of new infections, according to the

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