19 Aug 2024
DRC seeks mpox vaccines from international community

DRC seeks mpox vaccines from international community

The Democratic Republic of Congo has written to Japan requesting for doses of mpox vaccines.
Japan-based KM Biologics is one of the two manufacturers of widely used mpox vaccines. / Photo: Reuters

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said on Monday it has received a request from the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the provision of mpox vaccines and needles manufactured in the country.

This comes days after the World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years as a new variant of the disease spread rapidly in Africa.

The ministry said it was currently preparing to provide these supplies with the cooperation of the WHO and other partners.

Japan-based KM Biologics is one of the two manufacturers of widely used mpox vaccines. Denmark's Bavarian Nordic makes the other vaccine, called Jynneos.

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