LIFESAVING vaccines to help curb the Mpox outbreak in Africa may not reach the regions affected for several months, even following the declaration of a health emergency, officials have warned.

Today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) led a panel discussion on the possibility of a global threat after the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared a public health emergency of continental concern for the first time.

Currently, the outbreak affects the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries.