WHO Launches Six-Month Plan To Stave Off Mpox Transmission

The AP (8/26) reports the World Health Organization “on Monday launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission, including ramping up staffing in affected countries and boosting surveillance, prevention and response strategies.” WHO “said it expects the plan from September through February next year will require $135 million in funding and aims to improve fair access to vaccines, notably in African countries hardest hit by the outbreak.” The agency is also “significantly scaling up staff” in the most affected countries. Also on Monday, “German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit said Germany is donating 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine to affected countries from stocks held by its military, German news agency dpa reported.”