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Urgent Response to Mpox Crisis: UNICEF’s Race for Life-Saving Vaccines

UNICEF has launched an emergency tender to secure monkeypox (mpox) vaccines as the outbreak escalates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has reported over 18,000 suspected cases and 629 deaths, primarily among children. This effort, in collaboration with organizations like the Africa CDC and WHO, aims to ensure vaccine availability in the hardest-hit ...