Government to secure Mpox vaccines

The government is in the process of securing vaccines for Mpox, a viral disease also known as Monkey pox, following the confirmation of two cases in Kasese District, western Uganda.

Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, the Minister of Health, confirmed that the government is actively working to procure vaccines, which will be administered to high-risk individuals in districts along the western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The Ministry of Health confirmed the two Mpox cases after two individuals infected in the DRC entered Uganda. 

“We…