The news visited a medical center in the epicentre of the outbreak in South Kivu province, where there is a dearth of necessary equipment in addition to the daily influx of patients, many of whom are babies.
At least 635 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the highly contagious disease known as mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.
Despite being flown into the capital, Kinshasa, last week with 200,000 vaccines supplied by the European Commission, they have not yet been distributed throughout this sizable nation.
and it might take them several weeks to get to South Kivu.
Emmanuel Fikiri, a nurse at the clinic that has been transformed into a specialized center to combat the virus, told the news, “We’ve learned from social media that the vaccine is already available.”
He claimed that because this was the first time he had ever treated patients with mpox, he was terrified to have it himself and infect his own kids, who are one, five, and seven years old.
“As a nurse, it is my responsibility to care for the patients, as you witnessed. Thus, we’re pleading with the government to assist us by providing the vaccinations first.
The vaccinations must be kept in a secure location, which is why transportation will take some time.
