Africa-Press – Botswana. The increase in cases of Monkeypox in several countries on our continent is due to the lack of vaccines, warned yesterday the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC, advances the Lusa agency.
“We call for the immediate distribution of existing vaccines against monkeypox (monkeypox) to immunize affected communities to health workers”, underlined the Africa CDC’s acting director, Ahmed Ogwell, at a virtual press conference, promoted by the African Union, on Ethiopia.
“We have a huge gap in access not only to vaccines, but also to other health products that we need”, stressed the official, expressing that “this is what our continent needs” and that “we are asking the international community” and what “Africa deserves”.
“The very ability to manufacture vaccines”, as well as “research and develop new products that you may need”, said Ogwell, who regretted the lack of support provided by the international community, which until July had not made any vaccine available for Africa, but had supported the US and other countries in Europe.
According to the Lusa agency, the 55 countries of Africa CDC have so far registered more than 4,100 cases of monkeypox, of which only 483 infections could be confirmed.
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