Africa’s mpox outbreaks could be stopped in 6 months, WHO chief says

Red Cross officials create awareness of mpox in the Don Bosco refugee camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Aug. 22, 2023.

The head of the World Health Organization believes mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and he said Friday that the agency's first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo within days.