posted by mike kraft
on Wed, 2024-08-21 09:56
UN migration agency appeals for $18.5 mln in assistance for mpox outbreak | Reuters
BERLIN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The United Nation's International Organisation for Migration (IOM) appealed on Wednesday for $18.5 million in assistance to provide health care services to people impacted by the mpox outbreak in East and Southern Africa, according to a statement.
"The spread of mpox across East, Horn, and Southern Africa is a grave concern, especially for the vulnerable migrant, highly mobile populations and displaced communities often overlooked in such crises," said IOM Director General Amy Pope.
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