Mpox in Burundi and DRC
Children are the worst affected in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mpox outbreak.
Doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo say 70% of people being treated for mpox at their clinics are children under the age of 10. We hear from some of the people affected, and we also speak to our reporter who went to Burundi to cover the outbreak there.
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Presenter: Luke Jones
(Photo: Elisabeth Furaha applies medication on the skin of her child Sagesse Hakizimana who is under treatment for Mpox, near Goma in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo August 19, 2024. Credit: Arlette Bashizi/File Photo/Reuters)
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