GENEVA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The first delivery of mpox vaccines will arrive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
The DRC ministry of health plans to begin deploying the vaccines donated by the European Union this weekend, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference in Geneva.
The WHO declared mpox a global public health emergency last month, but efforts to curb the spread of the disease have been hindered by a lack of vaccines.
Vaccines alone would not stop these outbreaks. "We're also working to strengthen surveillance, risk communication, community engagement, clinical and home care and coordination between partners at every level," said Tedros.
