Jean Nachega, associate professor (Public Health) and chair of the Mpox Research Consortium, helped secure over $600,000 in funding to combat mpox across Africa.
Supported by the U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Wellcome, the 36-month mpox-GECIVO Africa project will launch in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon and Nigeria. This observational cohort study aims to fill critical knowledge gaps in mpox epidemiology, transmission and clinical outcomes—while strengthening Africa’s research infrastructure.