The vaccination campaign in the country worst hit by the virus began on Saturday. The DRC has already recorded about 1,000 deaths and its government is calling for more doses to protect the population

The spread of mpox in congested refugee camps and prisons is raising vaccine needs as Africa struggles to contain multiple outbreaks of the disease that has killed 1,100 people on the continent this year.

Congo needs to do more to raise awareness about mpox and the availability of vaccines, an official with the response team said on Thursday, warning the campaign to distribute the shots would take longer than anticipatedCongo's mpox vaccination campaign launched this month in the hard-hit east.