AU closely monitoring mpox spread on African continent

JOHANNESBURG - As the African Union Champion on Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness, President Cyril Ramaphosa has raised concern over the rapid spread of the mpox virus .

He has called on AU member states to avail resources and put measures in place to contain the outbreak. 

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Ramaphosa welcomed the permanent representative committee's decision to reallocate Covid-19 funds to the mpox outbreak. 

A total of 517 people have died out of 17,000 cases detected of ppox on the continent.

The World Health Organisation has declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.