DR Congo's humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral into a global health emergency

Sarah Bagheni, in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma, Congo, suspects she may be infected with mpox after the World Health Organization had declared Aug, 15, 2024, the increasing spread of mpox in Africa a global health emergency. Mpox cases in Africa Women walk in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma, Congo, after the World Health Organization had declared Aug, 15, 2024, the increasing spread of mpox in Africa a global health emergency.

Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever, and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days, but she had no inkling that her symptoms might have been caused by mpox and that she might be another case in a growing global health emergency.