DRC: Oxfam Responds to Mpox Outbreak in Equateur as It Reaches Alarming Levels
August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release:
The MPox epidemic has reached alarming levels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as more than 15,000 cases and over 540 deaths have been reported across the country since the beginning of the year. Oxfam is mounting an immediate response particularly in the most affected province of Equateur.
Justine Tossou Gomis, Oxfam's Country Director for the DRC, said:
"The situat . . .
The MPox epidemic has reached alarming levels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as more than 15,000 cases and over 540 deaths have been reported across the country since the beginning of the year. Oxfam is mounting an immediate response particularly in the most affected province of Equateur.
Justine Tossou Gomis, Oxfam's Country Director for the DRC, said:
"The situat . . .