JuƩa Urpilainen, European Commissioner for InternaƟonal Partnerships, has announced an additional €20 million funding towards the fight against Mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This additional funding contributes to the DRC’s Mpox response and supports preparedness against epidemics as part of the EU’s objecƟve to support the strengthening of health systems in Africa. Commissioner Urpilainen discussed the new announcement and coordination needed to tackle Mpox outbreaks with Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and PrevenƟon (Africa CDC), Dr. Jean Kaseya. This is a critical contribution toward the implementation of the joint Africa CDC-WHO Mpox Continental Preparation and Response Plan.

The additional funding for the DRC complements the 215,000 doses of mpox vaccines donated by HERA to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to address the current crisis across the African continent as well as the 365,000 doses of mpox vaccine donated by Team Europe.

“We are committed to tackle health crises and increase resilience together with the African partners. This is a joint mission to improve global health security. The additional funding of €20 million comes on to previous support and vaccine donations by the EU and its Member States.”- Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships.