Glody MurhabaziMedical staff on the front line of the battle against mpox in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have told the BBC they are desperate for vaccines to arrive so they can stem the rate of new infections.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern.

Mpox, the high infectious disease that used to be called monkeypox, has been declared a public health emergency in Africa by the continent’s top health body.