Health topics — Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control (DPC)

Mpox (monkeypox)

Key facts Mpox (monkeypox) is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus. Two different clades exist: c…

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Leprosy

Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatus, affecting the skin and peripheral nerves. It is curable with Multiple Drug Therapy (MDT), yet about 19 000 new cases are reported annually in the African region.

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Ear Health

Ear health encompasses numerous conditions that include earaches, tinnitus, vertigo, Meniere’s disease, ear infections and hearing loss.

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Chikungunya

Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease that is transmitted from human to human by the bites of infected female mosquitoes.

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