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Africa faces growing mpox threat amid foreign aid reductions

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Foreign aid cuts could result in a major outbreak of mpox across the African continent and beyond, with virus control measures already disrupted, public health experts warn.

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Africa faces growing mpox threat amid foreign aid reductions

Foreign aid cuts could result in a major outbreak of mpox across the African continent and beyond, with virus control measures already disrupted, public health experts warn.

1 day ago·United States

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Project Syndicate

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How Should Africa Respond to Foreign-Aid Cuts? | by Ifeanyi M. Nsofor - Project Syndicate

The current wave of aid cuts in the United States and Europe, along with the resulting financial crisis, should serve as a wake-up call. In response, African countries must take charge of their futures, in part by realizing the potential of foreign remittances to build resilient and self-sufficient health systems.

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Kenya: Duale Urges Vigilance As Kenya Receives First Batch of Mpox Vaccines

Nairobi -- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has called on Kenyans to remain vigilant and strictly adhere to public health measures as the country received 10,700 doses of the Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) Mpox vaccine to combat the ongoing outbreak.

2 days ago·South Africa

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ekohotblog.com

Mpox Threat Grows in Africa Amid Cutbacks in Foreign Health Aid

Public health experts are sounding the alarm over a potential surge in mpox cases across Africa as foreign funding

16 hours ago

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Connacht Tribune

Aid cuts are hitting most vulnerable on the planet - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune

Hunger crises in Africa are going under the radar in the Western world and recent cuts in foreign aid are exacerbating the problem. Galway-based RONAN SCULLY of Self Help Africa explains why charities like his need help more than ever to continue their vital work. I’ve worked in the overseas aid charity sector for most of my adult life, and over the past four decades I’ve witnessed more than my share of heartbreak and suffering. Whether that was…

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Sambad English

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The New Times | Rwanda

Africa CDC reports rapid surge in mpox cases

Addis Ababa: The number of mpox cases reported in Africa in the past three months has been more than half of the total reported in the whole 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continent has reported 39,840 mpox cases so far this year, including 9,020 confirmed ones, Yap Boum, Deputy Incident Manager for mpox at the Africa CDC, told an online briefing. In the previous week alone, Africa reported 2,…

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