Wallis Anne Baber
Editor, African Journal of Reproductive Health; University of Louisville, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Louisville, KY USA.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2025 Jul 25;29(7):9-12. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2025/v29i7.1.
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.
2025年上半年，西非的猴痘（原称猴天花）病例似乎成倍增加，给本就脆弱的卫生系统带来压力，导致资源被挪用，并引发了关于孕产妇健康影响的问题。2024年，世界卫生组织（WHO）将猴痘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（WHO）、美国国际开发署（USAID）资金削减、美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）经费缩减，全球捐赠资金处于低位，此时爆发新疫情不合时宜。
