The purpose of the initiative is to curb the spread of prevented diseases such as polio, measles and yellow fever which remain constant threats in difficult areas.
Instant reaction
The agency said in a news release on Tuesday (in French) that 79 outboard motors, two speedboats, 14 motorcycles and other essential equipment were given to the ministry of $ 750,000 to expand vaccination campaigns in 89 health areas.
,These boats and vehicle will allow health workers to reach children and communities who have been cut off from essential services for a long time.,
“This will significantly reduce the number of left vaccinations and will ensure that no child is sensitive to diseases we can stop.”
This will significantly reduce the number of missing vaccinations and will ensure that no child is sensitive to diseases we can stop.
– Dr. Borima Hama Sambo, who is representative
Fighting of diseases stopped
The Congo River and its many tributaries form a huge network of islands and remote settlements, especially in provinces such as équateur, Mongala, Tanganyika and Tshopo.
Many of these areas host a large number of unnatural children, which according to WHO, are leading to frequent outbreaks of polio, measles and yellow fever.
In 2024, DRC confirmed 25 cases of dissemination of variant poliovirus (type 1 and 2) and reported more than 102,500 suspected measles casesAs a result of over 2,200 deaths. Meningitis is also a major concern, with 5,837 suspected cases and 465 deaths last year.
WHO and DRC officials are working to resolve these challenges through mass vaccination campaigns.
“Improvement in availability of vaccines and other important health supply in extended programs on branches, health sectors and areas, It is necessary to strengthen the health system and implement advanced and mobile vaccination strategiesThere will be a difference in integration with other health services, which will bring significant benefits to the weakest population, ”Dr. Sambbo said.
Eastern Dr. due to large -scale insecurity. Families displaced from Congo.
Running mpox outbreak
Even when the country fights vaccine-pre-diseases, DRC faces a large mpox outbreak. Between 1 January and 2 March 2025, The country recorded cases of confirmation of 2,415, out of which 1,080 had taken place alone in the last six weeks.,
Which has announced the public health emergency of International Anxiety (PHEIC) and warned that the virus is moving into at least ten provinces.
Outbreaks are being fueling by continuous human-to-human transmission, especially in the capital, Kinshasa, where genomic sequencing indicates that there has been a specific tension since July 2024.
Effect of violence
Complaints of response efforts are the ongoing violence in Eastern DRC, which disrupted health services and made it difficult to track and include the virus. In February, the virus was first detected in the South-Central Lomami province, expanding its reach.
The WHO is also monitoring the new trip -related MPOX cases that have emerged outside the country, including Belgium, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.
During this time, South Africa has reported its first cluster of MPOX cases related to the same stress in DRC,
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