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Mpox outbreak in Africa could be ended in 6 months, says WHO chief
Updated On: 01 September, 2024 07:53 AM IST | Geneva | Agencies
To date, Africa has received just a tiny fraction of mpox vaccines needed to slow the spread of the virus, especially in Congo, which has the most cases—more than 18,000 suspected cases and 629 deaths.
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The head of the World Health Organisation believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and the agency’s first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo within days.
To date, Africa has received just a tiny fraction of the vaccines needed to slow the spread of the virus, especially in Congo, which has the most cases—more than 18,000 suspected cases and 629 deaths.
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