Korea Vows Additional Support To CEPI For Future Pandemic Response

Growing Concerns Over Rising COVID-19, Mpox Cases

South Korea is set to provide an additional $18m in support to CEPI amid heighted global worries over mpox. The coalition's CEO and Korea's foreign minister met to discuss strengthened collaboration to prevent and respond to any future pandemics.

CEPI CEO Richard Hatchett and Korean Foreign Minister Tae-Yul Cho
CEPI 'Proud Of Close Relationship With Korea' • Source: Korea's Ministry Of Foreign Affairs

Amid rising global cases of COVID-19 and mpox, the South Korean government has vowed to contribute an additional $18m to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to strengthen the global health system, as CEPI board members visited the country to discuss international cooperation to control the spread of infectious diseases.

The decision comes after the World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern" earlier...

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