With about 30,000 suspected mpox cases and 859 deaths, it accounts for more than 80% of cases and 99% of deaths reported in Africa this year.

With about 30,000 suspected mpox cases and 859 deaths, it accounts for more than 80% of cases and 99% of deaths reported in Africa this year.

The first vaccines were given to hospital staff on Saturday and more will be made available to members of the public who are most at risk on Monday, the health minister said. As Democratic Republic of…

Congolese authorities on Saturday began vaccination against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization. The 265,000 doses donated to Congo by the European Union and the U.S. were rolled…

GOMA, DR CONGO: The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday (Oct 5) in the eastern city of Goma, AFP journalists said. The launch, initially scheduled for last Wednesday, was delayed by three days amid logistical difficu