Sex workers hit by Congo’s mpox outbreak say their only option is to keep working
Sex workers hit by Congo’s mpox outbreak say their only option is to keep working - Sex workers insist that despite risks of reinfection or spreading the virus, they have no choice
Congo mpox outbreak puts spotlight on sex workers, a big part of mining economy
Sex workers are among the hardest-hit people by the mpox outbreak in Congo’s Kamituga where around 40,000 workers reside
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Sex workers find themselves at the center of Congo's mpox outbreak
But if I don’t work, I won't have money for my children.” Sex workers are among those hardest-hit by the mpox outbreak in Kamituga, where some 40,000 of them are estimated to reside — many single mothers driven by poverty to this mineral-rich commercial hub where gold miners comprise the majority of the clientele.
Sex workers are hit hard by Congo's mpox outbreak but say their only option is to keep working
Sex workers are among those hardest-hit by the mpox outbreak in Kamituga, where some 40,000 of them are estimated to reside — many single mothers driven by poverty to this miner
Sex workers hit hard by mpox outbreak in eastern DR Congo
Almost 20% of our patients are sex workers” or those in contact with them, says Dr. Dally Muamba Kambaji with the international medical NGO ALIMA in the mining town of Kamituga, the epicentre of the growing mpox outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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