It is possible to end the mpox outbreak in Burundi within weeks, a U.N. health official said on Friday, but progress in Africa's second-worst affected country will depend on getting adequate resources and battling stigma associated with the disease.

The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African countries including Burundi, where youngsters have been impacted the most.

It is possible to end the mpox outbreak in Burundi within weeks, a UN health official says, depending on getting adequate resources and battling stigma associated with the disease.

UNICEF has issued an urgent appeal for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African countries including Burundi, where youngsters have been impacted the most. UNICEF Regional Health Advisor for Eastern and Southern Africa, Dr Paul Ngwakum disclosed this to journalists in Geneva on Friday.