Mpox Outbreak in DR Congo Leads to Critical Medicine Shortages and Overcrowding

byOkwudili Onyido •September 02, 2024

Mpox Outbreak, DR Congo Medicine Shortages, Health Crisis, Overcrowding in Hospitals, Kavumu Health Challenges, Public Health Emergency, President Tshisekedi, International Aid

DR Congo battles severe Mpox outbreak with critical medicine shortages and overcrowded hospitals. $10 million fund approved but relief is still pending.

The Democratic Republic of Congo faces a severe crisis as Mpox cases overwhelm temporary isolation wards in the eastern part of the country.

Patients are suffering from severe medicine shortages and overcrowded conditions. The Mpox outbreak, declared a global public health emergency three weeks ago, has stretched the local health system to its limits.

President Felix Tshisekedi has approved a $10 million fund to address the outbreak, but immediate relief is still pending.

Health workers in Kavumu, South Kivu, report daily medicine shortages and insufficient international aid, while patients remain crowded into makeshift tents.

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