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They avoid the difficult issues,
said Antony Reeler, a Zimbabwean researcher and political analyst There is a critical shortage of testing, treatment and vaccines across the continent,
Bronwyn Nichol of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a media call on Friday I’m sure this will make some governments think a bit more as well... hopefully that doesn’t change some of the planned donations,
We are closely monitoring the outbreak and we are continuously assessing whether new measures are needed,
This includes ensuring that clinicians are aware and able to recognise cases promptly, that rapid testing is available, and that protocols are developed for the safe clinical care of people who have the infection and the prevention of onward transmission,
We have already significant capacity in place and can easily handle delivery of all doses needed for the outbreak,
a Bavarian Nordic spokesperson said by email But we need someone to buy the doses. None of the organizations have shown interest so far,
he added, without providing details That's why it was important to wake up the international community,
The current upsurge of mpox in parts of Africa, along with the spread of a new sexually transmissible strain of the monkeypox virus, is an emergency, not only for Africa, but for the entire globe,
said Dimie Ogoina, WHO's mpox emergency committee chair We must prevent the DRC from becoming the source of cross-border transmission, and our partnership must prioritize the health of those affected,
said Jean Kaseya, director-general of CDC Africa, at the meeting We are working tirelessly on the front lines of the response, collaborating closely with governments and communities to strengthen disease control measures and intensify our efforts to curb the spread of the virus through coordinated action with partners and national authorities,
said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, in a statement on Thursday It is time to act decisively to prevent history from repeating itself,
The money for the vaccines is ready to be tapped into,
Gavi CEO Sania Nishtar said With the growing spread of the virus, we're scaling up further through coordinated international action to support countries [to] bring the outbreaks to an end,
WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti said in a Wednesday statement WHO is on the ground, working with the affected countries, and others at risk, through our country and regional offices...For example, we are providing machines to analyse blood samples and confirm cases of mpox. We're supporting laboratories to sequence viral samples, we're on the ground supporting case investigation, contact tracing, risk communication and community engagement,
We have released USD 1.45 million from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies, and we plan to release more in the coming days. We are also appealing to donors to fund the rest of the response plan,
We're training health workers and supporting clinicians to provide appropriate care; We're supporting countries to access vaccines and develop the strategies to roll them out; And much more,
WHO is committed in the days and weeks ahead to coordinate the global response, working closely with each of the affected countries, and leveraging our on-the-ground presence, to prevent transmission, treat those infected, and save lives. I thank the Emergency Committee for its work and advice,
The detection and rapid spread of a new clade of mpox in eastern DRC, its detection in neighbouring countries that had not previously reported mpox, and the potential for further spread within Africa and beyond is very worrying,
The emergence last year and rapid spread of clade 1b in DRC, which appears to be spreading mainly through sexual networks, and its detection in countries neighbouring DRC is especially concerning,
he said, citing Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda