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Wednesday, 21 August 2024

WHO wants money to implement its regional plan for its PHEIC (“fake”) declaration for mpox

 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>>>...