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UNICEF Issues Emergency Tender for Mpox Vaccines as Global Response Intensifies
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Source: Joint Statement WHO & UNICEF
Type of article: Alert
MedED Catalogue Reference: MNMP0042
Category: Healthcare Alerts
Category Cross-reference: Infectious Diseases
Keywords: monkeypox, public health
2 September 2024, 09:45
Source: WHO Press Release
Contributor: Linda Ravenhill
UNICEF has issued an emergency tender to procure mpox vaccines in response to a declared public health emergency by the Africa CDC and WHO. This initiative aims to address the urgent need for vaccines in the hardest-hit countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has reported over 18,000 suspected cases and 629 deaths this year, mostly among children.
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