Joly Announces $1M to Help Stem Mpox in Africa as Liberals Craft Continental Plan

Joly Announces $1M to Help Stem Mpox in Africa as Liberals Craft Continental Plan
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on May 21, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will provide $1 million to help stem mpox in Africa as her government assembles a long-delayed plan on how to engage with the continent.

The funding will go to the World Health Organization as it tries to contain the spread of the virus formerly known as monkeypox, which has been spreading rapidly across Africa.