KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo obtained on Tuesday (Sep 10) 50,000 extra vaccine doses from america to struggle 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 accordance with the general public well being institute in control of managing the epidemic within the nation.
“The donation of fifty,000 vaccines in opposition to mpox coming from america arrived as we speak within the Democratic Republic of Congo,” US ambassador to DRC Lucy Tamlyn stated on X on Tuesday.
An extra 15,000 doses had been delivered on the identical aircraft from the Gavi Vaccine Alliance, the general public well being institute stated.
On Sunday some 100,000 EU-donated vaccines arrived in DRC capital Kinshasa, the general public well being institute and Africa CDC confirmed.
