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Mpox patients in DR Congo face food, medicine shortages

The Globe and Mail — September 2, 2024, 02:00 PM UTC

Summary: The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a severe mpox outbreak, with 19,710 suspected cases reported in 2024, including 5,041 confirmed and 655 fatalities. Kavumu hospital, overwhelmed with 900 patients, struggles with medicine shortages and food scarcity due to visitor bans. Vaccines are expected soon, and President Félix Tshisekedi has allocated $10 million for response efforts, but local health workers report dwindling international support.

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    Aspen Pharmacare negotiating to produce mpox vaccines (Marketscreener.com)
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    Aspen Pharmacare to produce mpox vaccines, 12 million doses possible (khaleejtimes.com)
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    Jordan reports first mpox case in expatriate (khaleejtimes.com)
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    Congo faces mpox crisis with overwhelmed isolation wards (thesun.co.uk)
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    WHO predicts mpox outbreaks in Africa could end soon (9news.com)
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    UNICEF initiates emergency tender for mpox vaccines (rt.com)
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    UNICEF seeks mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries (The Hindu)
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    Mpox spreads in East Africa amid ongoing conflicts (The Conversation)
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    Fifth mpox case confirmed in Pakistan; monitoring continues (thehindu.com)
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    Mpox patients in DR Congo face severe shortages (Arab News)
    7d 17h
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    Mpox patients face severe shortages in DR Congo hospital (khaleejtimes.com)
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  12. [4.2]
    Mpox patients face severe shortages in DR Congo hospital (The Straits Times)
    7d 18h
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  13. [4.1]
    New mpox strain rapidly evolving, raising global health concerns (indiatoday.in)
    7d 18h
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  14. [3.6]
    Peshawar becomes mpox epicentre with fifth reported case (Firstpost)
    7d 18h
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  15. [4.3]
    Mpox outbreak overwhelms hospital in eastern DR Congo (news.yahoo.com)
    7d 19h
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    GVN mobilizes resources in response to MPOX emergency (GlobeNewswire)
    7d 22h

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    Fifth mpox case confirmed in Peshawar, Pakistan (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
    7d 23h
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