Africa desperately needs mpox vaccines. But donations from rich countries won’t fix this or the next health emergency

By Joel Lexchin, Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
Brigitte Tenni, PhD candidate, La Trobe University and Unit Head, Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne
Deborah Gleeson, Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
Ronald Labonte, Professor and Distinguished Research Chair, Globalization and Health Equity, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Africa says it needs an estimated ten million doses of mpox vaccine to control this public health emergency.

The situation is particularly concerning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has reported more than 27,000 suspected mpox cases and more than 1,300 deaths so far this year.

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