Last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, citing the rapid spread of a new variant, clade Ib, across Africa. This declaration has intensified global efforts to address the disease, particularly in African nations where the outbreak has been severe.
During a news conference on Monday, Health Minister Kamba Mulamba announced that discussions with USAID and the U.S. government had concluded, paving the way for the vaccines’ arrival in the DRC. “I hope that by next week we’ll be able to see the vaccines arrive,” he said, highlighting the significant disparity that had previously left African countries without access to the two shots used during the 2022 global mpox outbreak.
