Africa CDC commits to eradicating mpox from Africa by 2025

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced a bold commitment to eliminate mpox from the continent by the end of 2025.

Speaking during a virtual briefing on Thursday, Director General Jean Kaseya stressed the urgency of local vaccine production to tackle public health threats.

“Africa must eliminate mpox by 2025,” Kaseya declared, emphasizing plans to engage African leaders in Addis Ababa to push for local vaccine manufacturing.

Since January 2022, Africa has recorded over 116,000 confirmed mpox cases and 1,321 deaths, highlighting the scale of the epidemic.

To combat this, the Africa CDC plans to deploy 80 epidemiologists and 2,400 health workers across the DR Congo, Burundi, and Uganda.

These teams will focus on integrated case management, addressing medical, nutritional, and psychological needs related to mpox, measles, and other outbreaks.

Efforts will also include decentralizing testing and enhancing laboratory infrastructure to improve disease detection and response.

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