Hospitals in eastern DRC face vaccine shortages

FILE - A boy reacts as he receives a yellow fever vaccine injection in the Kisenso district of Kinshasa, DRC, July 21, 2016.

In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically in the Beni and Butembo region, parents are finding it hard getting vaccines for their children. Health care providers report that vaccines have been in short supply for several months, leaving thousands of children unvaccinated. Parents worried about their children's health are calling on authorities to quickly resolve the situation.