Caught between violence: Mpox virus and the perils of neglect in Africa

• Afifah Rahman-Shepherd,
• Marie-Claire Wangari,
• Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene,
• Chinonso Emmanuel Okorie,
• Jessica Oreoluwa Oga,
• Yussuf Adebisi Adebayo,
• Newton Runyowa,
• Gertrude Nakanwagi,
• Odianosen Ehiakhamen

Affiliations

Afifah Rahman-Shepherd

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Marie-Claire Wangari

Kenya Medical Association, Nairobi, Kenya

Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

Chinonso Emmanuel Okorie

Health, Doctors without Borders, Musanze, Northern Province, Rwanda

Jessica Oreoluwa Oga

Afya na Haki, Kampala, Uganda

Yussuf Adebisi Adebayo

College of social sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

Newton Runyowa

Market Acess Africa, Gaborone, Botswana

Gertrude Nakanwagi

Afya na Haki, Kampala, Uganda

Odianosen Ehiakhamen

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja, Nigeria