The Permanent Representatives Committee of the African Union has approved an emergency allocation of $10.4 million from existing COVID funds to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to support ongoing efforts to combat the Mpox outbreak across the continent.
The Africa CDC disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
The Africa CDC is a specialised technical institution of the African Union that supports Member States in strengthening health systems and improving surveillance, emergency response, and the prevention of infectious diseases.
