This move followed WHO’s July 23, 2022, declaration of monkeypox as a public health emergency of international concern.
WHO has called for an emergency meeting on mpox following its spread outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
WHO has released one million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to support the scale-up of the Mpox response.
According to the statement, Mpox has continued to affect people around the world.
Also, data from the Africa CDC estimates 100,000 to 300,000 annual Lassa fever infections in West Africa, with approximately 5,000 deaths.
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) and other stakeholders in the country have launched the Canada-Africa Mpox Partnership (CAMP).
