"Every day, we receive nine patients with the same mpox symptoms," Basubi said, adding that patients are treated according to the national protocol. "For the moment, there is no specific treatment. The treatment we give is based on the symptoms the patient presents."
Nyota Aziza is one of the many patients receiving treatment at Munigi. "I had a fever and a bad headache," she told DW. "My relatives told me it was smallpox. I was taken to the hospital here and the doctors take care of me every step of the way."
According to Medair nurse Tresor Basubi, the situation is worrying due to the new number of cases. The majority of these cases, 75%, are children under the age of 10.
Ngashi Ngongo, chief of staff for the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention, emphasized that "All countries have either developed or updated their outbreak response plans, which is very positive." He remarked on the increased mobilization and cooperation by governments and NGOs.
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