WHO appeals for more funding to fight mpox in Uganda
The hands of a patient with a skin rash caused by the mpox virus are pictured at the treatment centre of Vijana Hospital in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on August 30, 2024. DRC is the epicentre of the new outbreak.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Monday it is facing a critical funding gap of $11.1 million 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 of the total budget required to support the mpox outbreak response in the country, only $1.8 million has been secured, said WHO in an intervention report issued in Kampala, Uganda.
More funds are needed to bridge the funding gap given the high utilisation rate of available funds and needs on the ground, the WHO noted, calling on all partners to "urgently support the Government of Uganda through increasing their financial contributions towards the mpox response."
