Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Omar Kagoma shows the marks on the skin of his six-year-old son Moussa Niyonkuru, after he recovered from Mpox, outside their house in Kinama zone, in Bujumbura, Burundi, August 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ngendakumana Evrard
Health

Mpox patients lack medicine, food, in east DR Congo hospital

Congo is the epicentre of an mpox outbreak that the World Health Organization declared to be a global public health emergency last month

A test tube labelled "Mpox virus positive" is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Health

Mpox vaccines to arrive in DR Congo in next few days: WHO

A laboratory nurse takes a sample from a child declared a suspected case of Mpox at the treatment centre in Munigi, Democratic Republic of the Congo July 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo
Health

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines

An undated colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (pink) found within an infected cell (yellow), cultured in the laboratory, captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Photo: NIAID/Handout via REUTERS
Africa

New mpox strain is changing fast; African scientists are ‘working blindly’ to respond

Internally displaced women listen to Nathalie Kipenzi, a hygiene promoter, during an awareness campaign for Mpox, an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that causes a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever, at the Muja camp for the internally displaced in Nyiragongo territory, near Goma in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo August 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi
Health

Why mpox vaccines are only just arriving in Africa after two years

Internally displaced women listen to Nathalie Kipenzi, a hygiene promoter, during an awareness campaign for Mpox, an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that causes a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever, at the Muja camp for the internally displaced in Nyiragongo territory, near Goma in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo August 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi
Health

Mpox surge in Central Africa exposes the most vulnerable

A laboratory nurse takes a sample from a child declared a suspected case of Mpox at the treatment centre in Munigi, Democratic Republic of the Congo July 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo
Health

Congo hopes to receive first mpox vaccines by next week

Dr Tresor Wakilongo, verifies the evolution of skin lesions on the ear of Innocent, suffering from Mpox - an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that sparks off a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever; at the treatment centre in Munigi, following Mpox cases in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo July 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo
Africa

Mpox vaccines likely months away even as WHO, Africa CDC discuss emergency

Zawadi Bwira Bakulu, 35, shows the rash marks on her son Christevie Lukeka who recovered from Mpox in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo July 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo
Africa

WHO to convene emergency committee to assess international risk from mpox outbreak

People shop at a public market in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo December 19, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo
Africa

US to give $414 million in humanitarian aid for Congo