Health authorities have started an investigation into rising deaths in Panzi health zone, Kwango province, DRC. Local media report the deaths are linked to an unidentified disease. The illness has caused widespread concern and prompted urgent action. Experts are working with local and provincial teams to investigate the disease. They aim to uncover its origins […]
Mpox vaccinations for adults began this week in the DRC. However, the campaigns excluded children, the most vulnerable group, from the mpox vaccination campaign.. Delays in vaccine availability caused this. The delays stemmed from ongoing talks over liability issues surrounding a donation of three million LC16m8 doses from Japan.The two countries delayed the vaccine, developed […]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to receive its first mpox vaccine doses by next week. This follows pledges of support from the United States and Japan to help tackle the outbreak. The World Health Organization recently renewed its global public health emergency declaration for mpox. This is due to the high spread […]
Zambia will reopen its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) after a brief closure over the weekend. The closure, which disrupted a key export route for Zambia’s copper industry, was lifted following a joint statement from both countries on Monday. Protests in the Congolese town of Kasumbalesa led to the border’s closure. […]
