50,000 people of Congo and Rwanda have been vaccinated against Mpox

The Director-General of World Health Organization said, “more than 50,000 people have been vaccinated against Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, thanks to donations from the United States and the European Commission.”

The Director-General also mentioned that, “this is the first allocation of almost six million vaccine doses that are expected to be available by the end of 2024.” He underscored that vaccination is “only one part of the plan, alongside case finding, contact tracing, infection prevention and control, clinical care, risk communication and testing.”