Mpox: Foundation Advocates Vaccine Access, Public Health Over Profit

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has advocated urgent action to increase access to Mpox vaccines and to prioritise public health over profits to ensure health security.

AHF’s Nigeria’s country programme director, Dr Echey Ijezie, made the call in a statement in Abuja yesterday.

Ijezie said the recent Mpox outbreak posed a serious health threat in Africa.

He said that there was the need for urgent global action to address vaccine inequity which had hampered the continent’s ability to respond effectively.

“The Africa Health Founder (Nigeria) is calling on governments, international organisations, and pharmaceutical companies to prioritise public health over profits.

“This is not just about Mpox or Africa, it is about global health security. Inequity anywhere is a threat to health everywhere, ” he said.