Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 3242

Democratic Republic of Congo: Mpox

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Florence Eshalomi

Labour (Co-op)Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance his Department is giving to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the recent mpox outbreaks in that country.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds
During his visit to DRC in August, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Africa), Lord Collins, announced £3.1 million UK funding to UNICEF for cholera and mpox response in DRC. It will reach 4.4 million people in affected communities and will boost...

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