Africa CDC donates equipment to boost mpox immunization in South Sudan

Mazyanga Lucy Liwewe Mazaba, regional director for the Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Center of the Africa CDC, said the equipment will help strengthen the immunization program in the world's youngest country.

South Sudan remains on alert following an outbreak of mpox viral disease in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo in December 2022. File photo

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday donated cold chain equipment to South Sudan's Ministry of Health to strengthen the country's vaccine storage

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Africa CDC donates equipment to boost mpox immunization in South Sudan

Mazyanga Lucy Liwewe Mazaba, regional director for the Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Center of the Africa CDC, said the equipment will help strengthen the immunization program in the world's youngest country.

South Sudan remains on alert following an outbreak of mpox viral disease in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo in December 2022. File photo

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