Africa has no vaccines for monkeypox and test kits are in short supply, international health agencies said on Thursday , warning that richer countries already appeared to be hoarding vaccines.
"The geographic spread of monkeypox to parts of Africa where cases have never been detected before is a worrying sign," said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization director for Africa. Monkeypox vaccines are in short supply globally and there have been no donations to countries in Africa, the WHO said.Monkeypox is not yet a global health emergency, the WHO ruled on Saturday, although Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was deeply concerned about the outbreak.
"Monkeypox is an emergency here on the continent and we are calling on all our friends and partners to join us in controlling this outbreak ... including making available test kits and vaccines," he said.
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