Africa CDC confident it can raise $600 million for mpox response

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Published on 2024-09-13 03:00:00

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is able to raise $600 million to fight a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, the agency’s head said on Thursday.

The World Health Organization declared mpox a global health emergency in mid-August, after a new strain began spreading from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.

“If you want to know if I’m positive that we can raise the $600 million, I will safely say yes,” Jean Kaseya, director general of Africa CDC, told reporters.

In August, the agency put…

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