Germany Donates 100,000 Mpox Vaccine Doses to Africa Amid Outbreak

Germany has announced a donation of 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African nations to combat the ongoing outbreak of the disease. This donation will significantly deplete Germany’s military reserve of vaccines, which totals around 118,000 doses.

In addition to the vaccine donation, Berlin will provide financial support to the World Health Organization (WHO) and collaborate with the Gavi Vaccine Alliance to aid vaccination efforts in Africa. Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit emphasized that Germany aims to support global efforts to control mpox and will work with the African Union (AU) to promote local vaccine production.

The WHO recently declared the mpox outbreak in the DRC a global public health emergency, as cases spread beyond the country. France and the U.S. have also pledged vaccine donations, with France contributing 100,000 doses and the U.S. 50,000 doses.

The outbreak is driven by a new, more virulent strain of the mpox virus, Clade 1b, which has resulted in over 570 deaths this year and has affected countries including Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. The virus, previously known as monkeypox, spreads through close physical contact, including kissing and sexual contact.

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