The response to the mpox outbreak in Africa is a first in many ways — and represents a new method of confronting health emergencies for the continent.
It’s the first time the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared a continental health emergency and created a continental incident management team. And it’s the first time Africa will have one collective plan and budget for a health response.
It’s “a testimony that Africa can lead a response and can be supported by partners,” Africa CDC’s Director-General Dr. Jean Kaseya said during a press briefing on Tuesday.
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Sara Jervingsarajerving
Sara Jerving is a Senior Reporter at Devex, where she covers global health. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, VICE News, and Bloomberg News among others. Sara holds a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where she was a Lorana Sullivan fellow. She was a finalist for One World Media's Digital Media Award in 2021; a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in 2018; and she was part of a VICE News Tonight on HBO team that received an Emmy nomination in 2018. She received the Philip Greer Memorial Award from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2014.
