Come nightfall, gold-diggers, hawkers and prostitutes alike barrel into the bars of Kamituga in the eastern DR Congo, with some blaming the mining town's nightlife for its growing mpox outbreak.Renowned for its goldmines,

The mpox vaccination campaign in Democratic Republic of Congo has been pushed back, health authorities told AFP on Tuesday, with the exact start date unclear.

Displaced Congolese face challenges in isolation and accessing basic needs amid the mpox outbreak. Migrants are particularly vulnerable due to inadequate health policies and living conditions. Médecins Sans Frontières highlights the urgency of rapid vaccine distribution as the crisis exposes broader issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Sex workers are among those hardest-hit by the mpox outbreak in eastern Congo's Kamituga town. An estimated 40,000 sex workers reside there.

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.