KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo acquired on Tuesday (Sep 10) 50,000 extra vaccine doses from the US to combat the nation’s mpox epidemic, including to some 200,000 donated by the European Union.
The DRC is at the epicentre of the latest outbreak and has recorded greater than 21,500 circumstances and over 700 deaths, in keeping with the general public well being institute in control of managing the epidemic within the nation.
“The donation of fifty,000 vaccines towards mpox coming from the US arrived right now within the Democratic Republic of Congo,” US ambassador to DRC Lucy Tamlyn mentioned on X on Tuesday.
A further 15,000 doses have been delivered on the identical aircraft from the Gavi Vaccine Alliance, the general public well being institute mentioned.
On Sunday some 100,000 EU-donated vaccines arrived in DRC capital Kinshasa, the general public well being institute and Africa CDC confirmed.