Dn an online press conference, the head of the executive office of the African Union health agency, Ngashi Ngongo, clarified that the number of confirmed cases of Mpox in Africa increased by 500% in 2024 compared to 2023, estimating that the epidemic was “still not under control” and that “the general trend is still increasing”.
In this regard, he underlined the importance of political commitment and financial support to be able to control the current epidemic, calling for mobilization to avoid a “more serious pandemic” than Covid-19.
Last August, Africa CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Mpox outbreak in Africa a public health emergency.
A six-month joint continental response plan with WHO and with a budget of nearly $600 million was recently launched.
