Journal of Public Health in Africa

1. The need for sustaining mpox vaccination in Africa
Yap Boum, Reena H. Doshi, Charles U. Ibeneme, Sheillah Nsasiirwe, Nebiyu Dereje, Hilary Njenge, Alba Vilajeliu, Thierno Balde, Ngashi Ngongo, Jean Kaseya, Rosamund F. Lewis
Nature Communications  vol: 17  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-74075-z

2. Institutionalising public health emergency preparedness and responses in Africa: lessons learned during the 2022-2025 outbreaks with crossborder spread potential
Nebiyu Dereje, Yap Boum, Merawi Aragaw, Kyeng Mercy, Mosoka Papa Fallah, Raji Tajudeen, Ngashi Ngongo, Jean Kaseya
The Lancet Global Health  vol: 14  issue: 8  first page: 103998  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.langlo.2026.103998

3. Rapid Surge of Mpox in Sierra Leone: Public Health Challenges
James Riak Mathiang, Foday Sahr, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Rashid Ansumana, Mohamed Kemoh Rogers, Shui Shan Lee, Moses J. Bockarie
International Journal of Infectious Diseases  vol: 159  first page: 107987  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107987

4. The WHO pandemic agreement—securing Africa’s leadership in a fragmenting global order
Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene, Jessica Oga, Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Echezona Ejike Udokanma, Newton Runyowa, Zacharia Kafuko, Shashika Bandara, Chizaram Onyeaghala
BMJ Global Health  vol: 11  issue: 2  first page: e020634  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-020634

5. Mpox in Sierra Leone and the Mano River Union: an epidemic unfolding in real time
Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene, Sulaiman Lakoh, Darlinda Jiba, Chizaram Onyeaghala
BMJ Global Health  vol: 11  issue: 7  first page: e021192  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-021192

6. Mpox vaccines: an urgent equity imperative
Yap Boum, Charles U. Ibeneme, Sheillah Nsasiirwe, Rose Nakame, Reena Doshi, Shanelle Hall, Kyeng Mercy, Nora Efire, Michel Muteba, Tesfaye Hailemichael, Mory Keita, Nebiyu Dereje, Ngashi Ngongo, Jean Kaseya
Vaccine  vol: 73  first page: 128158  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.128158