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.
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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.
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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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