DR Congo conflict: 500 mpox patients flee clinics after rebel looting

Bukavu hospital patients tell of being shot in chaos of Congolese withdrawal

Widespread shooting and looting preceded arrival of M23 rebels, overwhelming city’s poorly resourced facilitiesPatients at hospitals in the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have described how they sustained serious injuries during the chaotic withdrawal of the Congolese army and its allies in the days before Rwanda-backed M23 rebels marched in.Widespread shooting and looting preceded the arrival of the rebels in Bu…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRK) is by far the largest exporter of cobalt. It has also attracted attention from rebel militias fighting in the raw material-rich East. Meanwhile, however, so much ore is being mined in the countless mines that the price has fallen. With an export ban, the government is trying to counter it. By the end of this week, the price of cobalt has already increased noticeably – with unforeseeable consequences for the…

Healthcare Crisis In DR Congo As 500 Mpox Patients Flee Rebel-Hit Clinics

More than 500 mpox patients have vanished from medical facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past month as conflict in the region escalates. Officials from Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have expressed deep concern, warning that those who fled could worsen the spread of the highly infectious disease, which is believed to have claimed around 900 lives in DR Congo last year. The mass departure …

Over 500 Mpox patients flee hospitals in Eastern DRC – Trending News

More than 500 Mpox patients have fled hospitals in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the last month amid the current conflict.

Hundreds of mpox patients flee DR Congo clinics amid fighting

… Congo over the last month amid the current conflict. Officials at Africa … for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), a leading health … they were seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels over the … ," Dr Ngashi Ngongo, Africa CDC's mpox incident …

WHO extends mpox emergency as more transmissible clade 1a variant identified in DR Congo

The new clade 1a variant raises significant public health concerns because of its higher transmissibility and morbidity.