WHO demands 135 million dollars for the fight against Mpox
Published: Monday, Aug 26th 2024, 16:00
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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that it will need 135 million dollars over the next six months to combat the viral disease Mpox. This does not include the cost of two million vaccine doses, according to a planning paper from the UN organization in Geneva.
The money is to be invested in diagnostic tests and research, among other things. In addition, measures should be financed to prevent transmission from animals to humans and to involve communities in the fight against Mpox, the WHO explained.
The WHO recently declared the highest alert level due to the Mpox outbreaks in Africa and a new, potentially more dangerous variant. According to the WHO, more than 18,000 suspected cases with 575 deaths have already been registered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this year.
In addition, there are more than 200 confirmed infections with the new variant 1b in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. 1b cases have already been registered in people in Sweden and Thailand who were previously in Africa.
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