Africa is currently experiencing a concerning rise in mpox cases, with nearly 4,000 new cases reported in the past week alone. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that there have been a total of 22,863 cases and 622 deaths due to mpox on the continent. The situation is particularly critical in Congo, which is the epicenter of the global health emergency.
Despite promises of 380,000 doses of mpox vaccines from Western partners like the European Union and the United States, only a fraction of the needed doses have arrived in Africa. The delayed arrival of vaccines in Congo has exacerbated the crisis, with the first batch now expected to reach the country on September 1.
