DR Congo Begins Mpox Vaccination Campaign
Health workers get mpox shot as Congo expands vaccination campaign
Healthcare workers in Democratic Republic of Congo get mpox shots as the country's vaccination campaign expands:: Liwro, Democratic Republic of Congo:::: Christian Imani Banyanga, Nurse, Lwiro Mpox Treatment Center"I don't know how to express it.
Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks
Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global em
Congo begins mpox vaccinations two months after global emergency is declared
Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox nearly two months after the disease outbreak was declared a global emergency
Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign
By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread from its epicentre in the Democratic Republic of Congo to numerous other African nations this year.
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DR Congo launches mpox vaccination drive, hoping to curb outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, AFP journalists said.I want to protect myself,
Congo starts mpox vaccinations in effort to slow outbreaks
Congolese authorities on Saturday began vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Democratic Republic of the Congo starts mpox vaccination in high-priority provinces
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo - October 06, 2024 The Ministry of Public Health and Prevention, supported by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa CDC and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance,
Mpox vaccinations begin in Congo, around 30,000 infected and 859 deaths
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has begun distributing 265,000 doses of Mpox vaccine. The disease has spread in several African countries and has been classified as a global emergency by the WHO.
DR Congo Begins Mpox Vaccination Campaign - TaiwanPlus News
The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun an mpox vaccination campaign after seeing over 30,000 infections and nearly 1,000 deaths from the virus so far this year.
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