Congo's health minister says the country will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States.
A health worker walks past a mpox treatment centre in Munigi, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. – Congo will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States, the country's health minister said Monday, days after the World Health Organization
The WHO has reported over 17,000 mpox cases and over 500 deaths worldwide this year. More than 96% of all cases and deaths have been in Congo, whose health system has long struggled to contain disease outbreaks over the country's vast area and poor infrastructure. Children under 15 account for more than 70% of the cases and 85% of deaths in Congo.
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