The Congolese health officials have launched the first mpox vaccination campaign in the mpox suffering country.On Saturday, October 5, the Democratic Republic of Congo initiated a key step towards combatting the mpox outbreak that has

Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency.

The campaign's launch was marked by a ceremony at a hospital in Goma, an eastern city, where health workers were prioritized to receive the first vaccine doses. This move signals the beginning of efforts to address a severe inequity,