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Africa: Mpox |
| Question ID: |
1729644 |
| UIN: |
HL1050 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-12 |
| Asking Member ID: |
259 |
| Asking Member display name: |
The Marquess of Lothian
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
The Marquess of Lothian
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the declaration by the WHO Director General on 14 August of Mpox cases in Africa to be a public health emergency of international concern; and what support they are providing to African cou |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-25 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4222 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Collins of Highbury
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| Answering Member handle: |
Lord_Collins
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Lord_Collins
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| Answer text: |
We are deeply concerned by the mpox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African countries. In August I visited the DRC and announced £3.1 million to UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) for the mpox and cholera response. This ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |