WHO donates mpox testing kits, medicines for neglected tropical diseases to Kenya

NAIROBI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and other donors on Monday donated mpox testing kits and medicines for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) worth 1.67 million U.S. dollars.

Abdourahmane Diallo, WHO representative in Kenya, said the mpox laboratory diagnostic kits and more than 15 million tablets of NTDs medicines will strengthen Kenya's efforts to respond to the ongoing mpox outbreak.