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Russia's Human Welfare Watchdog Delivers Russian Mpox Tests Batch to Burundi
Russia's Human Welfare Watchdog Delivers Russian Mpox Tests Batch to Burundi
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More than 22,800 cases and at least 622 deaths from mpox have been recorded in 13 African countries since January, Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa... 05.09.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's consumer rights and human welfare watchdog, provided a batch of Russian mpox tests to Burundi at a meeting with Burundi's Minister of Health, Liduine Baradahana.Rospotrebnadzor specialists will also visit medical institutions, collect samples from mpox patients, and conduct research at the Russian-Burundian Center for the Study and Prevention of Infections.Earlier, the WHO announced a declaration of mpox as a global public health emergency followed an outbreak in the DR Congo that spread to neighboring countries. Over 150 cases have been confirmed in Burundi.In late August, Rospotrebnadzor specialists organized a training course on the prevention of infectious diseases in the Republic of Congo. Moscow is assisting the African nation by supplying screening systems and equipment where they are lacking.
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Russia's Human Welfare Watchdog Delivers Russian Mpox Tests Batch to Burundi
19:07 05.09.2024 (Updated: 11:02 06.09.2024) Christina Glazkova
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More than 22,800 cases and at least 622 deaths from mpox have been recorded in 13 African countries since January, Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said earlier during an online briefing news conference.
Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's consumer rights and human welfare watchdog, provided a batch of Russian mpox tests to Burundi at a meeting with Burundi's Minister of Health, Liduine Baradahana.
Rospotrebnadzor specialists will also visit medical institutions, collect samples from mpox patients, and conduct research at the Russian-Burundian Center for the Study and Prevention of Infections.
"A Rospotrebnadzor delegation arrived in Bujumbura [...] to support African countries in combating mpox. They assessed the country's epidemiological situation and assisted partners in preventing and diagnosing the infection. During a meeting with Burundi's Minister of Health, Liduine Baradahana, a batch of Russian mpox tests was delivered, and a plan for joint work in the coming days was established," the statement said.
Earlier, the WHO announced a declaration of
mpox as a global public health emergency followed an outbreak in the DR Congo that spread to neighboring countries. Over 150 cases have been confirmed in Burundi.
In late August, Rospotrebnadzor specialists organized a training course on the prevention of infectious diseases in the Republic of
Congo. Moscow is assisting the African nation by supplying screening systems and equipment where they are lacking.
