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The World Health Organization (WHO) has scheduled an emergency committee meeting to discuss the MPOX outbreak. So far, a total of 116 people have been affected by MPOX. This disease appeared in the year 2022. Which is increasing instead of ending. Recently, a steady increase in cases is being seen globally. It is spreading more in West, Central and East African countries. Along with this, cases are also being reported in America and Europe.
This epidemic spread to many countries
In recent times, like the corona virus, an outbreak of ampox has been seen in all African countries. The Democratic Republic of Congo has been affected the most. Along with this, the US has given 17 million dollars for this aid. Due to this, the number of deaths is increasing. In view of this, the African Union has declared a public health emergency.
How many people were affected
More than 15,000 cases of mumps have been reported in Africa this year. So far, a total of 461 deaths have occurred. This includes cases from 18 countries. According to the report, the African continent needs more than 1 crore vaccines, while they have only two lakh vaccines. According to a government official, now work will be done rapidly on increasing the dose of the vaccine. This is called a warning to other countries. Apart from this, the official further said that the declaration of this health emergency is not a formality, but there is a need to be more aggressive in our efforts to prevent and eliminate this deadly disease.