Mpox: Disease Control
Commons · Question 2777 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by David Mundell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to collaborate with international health organizations to improve the (a) surveillance and (b) containment of Mpox globally.
Answer
Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 9 Sep 2024
Lord Collins recently visited DRC and announced £3.1 million to UNICEF to support the local response. This will reach 4.4 million people in affected communities. The UK's £340 million core voluntary contribution to the WHO supports it to allocate resource...