The DRC is made up of 26 provinces and has a population of around 100 million inhabitants. (File)
DR Congo:
An outbreak of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year, with all provinces affected by the virus, the health minister said Thursday in a statement.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the rise of mpox in Africa a global public health emergency, concerned about the rise in cases in the DRC and the spread to neighboring countries.
“According to the latest epidemiological report, our country has recorded 15,664 potential cases and 548 deaths since the beginning of the year,” Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said in a separate video message seen by AFP on Thursday.
The DRC is made up of 26 provinces and has a population of around 100 million inhabitants.
The most affected provinces are South Kivu, North Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur, North Ubangi, Tshuapa, Mongala and Sankuru, Kamba said.
The UN health agency’s decision came a day after the African Union’s health watchdog declared its own public health emergency over the growing outbreak.
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