Health Director-General Patrick Amoth confirmed that the number of Mpox cases now stands at 13 with eight people having fully recovered and have been discharged.

The Health DG added that four patients are still recuperating in different hospitals.

“One patient passed on due to a co-existent medical condition,” he said.

Mpox was declared a public health emergency by the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention On August 14, the World Health Organization similarly proclaimed the event a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).

On Monday, the World Health Organisation donated medicines for NTDs and Mpox diagnostics to the Ministry of Health.

The WHO donated 15,215,000 tablets to support Kenya's fight against NTDs to help eliminate conditions like Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases.

The donation worth Sh213 million worth of medicine is to be used for a mass drug administration later this month targeting over 15 million people in 15 counties.

According to the ministry, the focus will be on the Coastal region, Lake Victoria basin, and Western regions, where the burden of these diseases remains highest.

They include 7.8 million Mebendazole tablets, 7.2 million Praziquantel tablets, 444,000 Diethylcarbamazine Citrate tablets and 177,000 Albendazole tablets.

"These diseases predominantly affect the most vulnerable, often perpetuating cycles of poverty and suffering, especially in areas where Water, Sanitation, and Healthcare Services are limited," WHO Kenya country representative Abdourahmane Diallo said.

The global health agency also donated Mpox laboratory diagnostic kits aimed at strengthening the country’s capacity to respond to the ongoing Mpox outbreak.

The outbreak was officially declared on July 31, 2024. The donations include 28 PCR diagnostic kits to aid in the testing of 2,688 suspected Mpox samples, 2,500 scalped blades, viral transport media and swabs for sample collection.

"These resources are aimed to strengthen Kenya’s capacity for rapid and accurate diagnosis, supporting timely interventions and containment of the virus," Diallo said. According to WHO, over 1.3 million travellers have been screened across 26 points of entry into Kenya.