A medical worker holds a syringe with the mpox vaccine at a vaccination centre. DR Congo has said it expects its first delivery of the doses this week. PHOTO | REUTERS
Democratic Republic of Congo expects to receive its first delivery of mpox vaccine doses on Thursday and a second delivery on Saturday, the head of the country's mpox outbreak response said on Wednesday.
Congo is the epicentre of an mpox outbreak that the World Health Organisation declared to be a global public health emergency last month, but efforts to curb the spread of the disease have been hampered by a lack of vaccines.
