Mpox surge in West Africa: Unmet maternal health needs.

IF 1 4区医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

African journal of reproductive health Pub Date : 2025-07-25 DOI:10.29063/ajrh2025/v29i7.1

Anne Baber Wallis

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Abstract

In the first half of 2025, mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases in West Africa appear to have multiplied, straining already-fragile health systems, diverting resources, and raising questions about maternal health implications. In 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) deemed mpox infections a public health emergency of international concern.1 With global donor funds at a low due to the withdrawal of the US from the World Health Organization (WHO), a scratched US Agency for International Development (USAID), and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cutbacks, it is an inopportune time for new outbreaks.

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西非麻疹激增：未满足的孕产妇保健需求。

2025年上半年，西非的麻疹（以前称为猴痘）病例似乎成倍增加，给本已脆弱的卫生系统造成了压力，转移了资源，并引发了对孕产妇健康影响的问题。2024年，世界卫生组织（WHO）将麻疹感染视为国际关注的突发公共卫生事件由于美国退出世界卫生组织（世卫组织），美国国际开发署（美国国际开发署）（美国国际开发署）（美国疾病控制和预防中心）（美国疾病控制和预防中心）的削减，全球捐助资金处于低位，现在是新的疫情爆发的不合时宜的时机。

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African journal of reproductive health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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1.20

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10.00%

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期刊介绍： The African Journal of Reproductive Health is a multidisciplinary and international journal that publishes original research, comprehensive review articles, short reports, and commentaries on reproductive heath in Africa. The journal strives to provide a forum for African authors, as well as others working in Africa, to share findings on all aspects of reproductive health, and to disseminate innovative, relevant and useful information on reproductive health throughout the continent.