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More than $800 million pledged for mpox response, African CDC says

FILE PHOTO: People attend monkeypox vaccine clinic in Arizona
September 26, 2024
Reuters

DAKAR (Reuters) - Over $800 million has been pledged to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention for its fight against a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, the agency's head said on Thursday, adding that the amount was higher than expected.

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