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WHO seeks more funding for mpox response in Uganda

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday it is facing a critical funding gap of 11.1 million US dollars to scale up the mpox response in Uganda where over 1,000 confirmed cases and six deaths have been registered.

Out of the 12.9 million dollars of the total budget required to support the mpox outbreak response in the east African country, only 1.8 million US dollars has been secured, said WHO in an intervention report issued in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

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