Africa faces growing mpox threat amid foreign aid reductions
Maria Sandu
SciDev.Net Apr 11 2025 Foreign aid cuts could result in a major outbreak of mpox across the African continent and beyond, with virus control measures already disrupted, public health experts warn. Mpox testing and monitoring efforts in hotspot areas like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were heavily reliant on foreign assistance, which has been slashed under US President Donald Trump. Health experts say strong national testing policies, focused on high-risk populations, are now urgently
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