Morocco makes Africa's first mpox tests; continent trusts imports less
TAMESNA, Morocco: In a first for Africa, a Moroccan company is filling orders for mpox tests even as an outbreak continues and after African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moroccan startup Moldiag began developing mpox tests after the World Health Organization declared the virus a global emergency in August. Africa's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reported