PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mpox: Disease Control (30 August 2024)
Question Asked
Asked by:
David Mundell (Conservative)
Answer
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 resources where they are needed most, including responding to health emergencies such as mpox. We have also contributed £3 million to WHO's Regional Office for Africa for health emergency response. Alongside our financial support, the FCDO continues to monitor the situation closely, staying in regular contact with the WHO and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
Answered by:
Anneliese Dodds (Labour)
9 September 2024
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