FILE PHOTO: Christian Musema, a laboratory nurse, takes a sample from a child with a suspected case of mpox, at a treatment centre in Munigi, near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) -The World Health Organisation was due to host an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss ways to ensure fair global access to tests, treatments and vaccines for mpox, a leading official said, as the viral infection spreads in parts of Africa and beyond.
The meeting would be attended by members of an alliance of health experts who oversaw the global response to COVID-19 and include global health agencies such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
