<p>The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC and the World Health Organization, the organizations said in a joint statement on Saturday.</p><p>Depending on the production capacity of manufacturers, agreements for up to 12 million doses through 2025 can be made, according to the statement.</p><p>Under the tender, UNICEF will set up conditional supply agreements with vaccine manufacturers, the statement said.</p>.Fifth case of mpox in Pakistan, another suspected: officials.<p>This will enable UNICEF to purchase and ship vaccines without delay, once financing, demand, readiness and regulatory requirements are confirmed.</p><p>Earlier in August, the WHO declared mpox a global public health emergency following an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo that spread to neighbouring countries.</p><p>More than 18,000 suspected cases of mpox have been reported in Congo so far this year with 629 deaths, while over 150 cases have been confirmed in Burundi, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. </p>
<p>The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC and the World Health Organization, the organizations said in a joint statement on Saturday.</p><p>Depending on the production capacity of manufacturers, agreements for up to 12 million doses through 2025 can be made, according to the statement.</p><p>Under the tender, UNICEF will set up conditional supply agreements with vaccine manufacturers, the statement said.</p>.Fifth case of mpox in Pakistan, another suspected: officials.<p>This will enable UNICEF to purchase and ship vaccines without delay, once financing, demand, readiness and regulatory requirements are confirmed.</p><p>Earlier in August, the WHO declared mpox a global public health emergency following an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo that spread to neighbouring countries.</p><p>More than 18,000 suspected cases of mpox have been reported in Congo so far this year with 629 deaths, while over 150 cases have been confirmed in Burundi, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. </p>