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UNICEF seeks mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries

The Hindu — September 2, 2024, 11:00 AM UTC

Summary: UNICEF has launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines, collaborating with Gavi, Africa CDC, and WHO. The initiative aims to secure up to 12 million doses by 2025, contingent on manufacturers' capacity. This follows WHO's declaration of mpox as a global public health emergency, with over 18,000 suspected cases and 629 deaths reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year.

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    Aspen Pharmacare negotiating to produce mpox vaccines (Marketscreener.com)
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    Aspen Pharmacare to produce mpox vaccines, 12 million doses possible (khaleejtimes.com)
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    Jordan reports first mpox case in expatriate (khaleejtimes.com)
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    Congo faces mpox crisis with overwhelmed isolation wards (thesun.co.uk)
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    Mpox patients in DR Congo face food, medicine shortages (The Globe and Mail)
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    WHO predicts mpox outbreaks in Africa could end soon (9news.com)
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    UNICEF initiates emergency tender for mpox vaccines (rt.com)
    7d 15h
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  8. [4.9]
    Mpox spreads in East Africa amid ongoing conflicts (The Conversation)
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    Fifth mpox case confirmed in Pakistan; monitoring continues (thehindu.com)
    7d 17h
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    Mpox patients in DR Congo face severe shortages (Arab News)
    7d 18h
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    Mpox patients face severe shortages in DR Congo hospital (khaleejtimes.com)
    7d 19h
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    Mpox patients face severe shortages in DR Congo hospital (The Straits Times)
    7d 19h
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  13. [4.1]
    New mpox strain rapidly evolving, raising global health concerns (indiatoday.in)
    7d 19h
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  14. [3.6]
    Peshawar becomes mpox epicentre with fifth reported case (Firstpost)
    7d 19h
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    Mpox outbreak overwhelms hospital in eastern DR Congo (news.yahoo.com)
    7d 20h
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    GVN mobilizes resources in response to MPOX emergency (GlobeNewswire)
    7d 23h

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    Fifth mpox case confirmed in Peshawar, Pakistan (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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