The World Health Organisation’s recent declaration of a mpox
(aka monkeypox) public health emergency of international concern
(“PHEIC”) allows for the extension of recommendations from the
previously declared mpox PHEIC in 2022 and the issuance of new ones,
along with facilitating the granting of emergency use listings for
monkeypox vaccines.
To implement its mpox response plan for the
affected region in Africa, WHO is, initially, asking for donors and
funders to provide it with US$15 million. This is in addition to direct
aid from countries. For example, the US has committed hundreds of
millions of dollars in aid, primarily for vaccines, to the DRC which is
at the epicentre of the outbreak.
These developments come while there are ongoing discussions about a Pandemic Treaty, which WHO is hoping will pass shortly...<<<Read More>>>...