Africa requires more than $220 million to sustain and scale up its response to the ongoing mpox outbreak, as the virus continues to spread within and beyond the continent.
This was revealed in a joint statement issued Thursday by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), following the update of their Continental Response Plan.
The revised plan outlines urgent priorities to control the outbreak, expand vaccination coverage, and transition toward a longer-term, sustainable response.