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 have two cases in Kasese: one is a Congolese national, and the other is married to a Congolese. We are not declaring an outbreak, but we want people to be aware of this challenge so that they know how to protect themselves,” Dr Aceng told journalists in Lira City on Tuesday.
She made these remarks while launching a programme aimed at reducing maternal deaths from excessive bleeding after childbirth. During the one-week women's health camp near Lira Regional Referral Hospital, specialists from Mulago National Referral Hospital, the Uganda Cancer Institute, and other regional referral hospitals will provide services at no cost, including gynecological, pediatric, and surgical care.
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