As many as 18 of the 55 African countries struggle with the mpox virus. Official statistics indicate that monkeypox has led to the deaths of over a thousand people. Unfortunately, even mass vaccinations are not improving the situation.

Monkeypox death toll in Africa nears 1,000 with over 38,000 cases reported, raising concerns as the outbreak continues to spread across the continent.

Mpox has killed 1,100 people in Africa so far this year as a lack of vaccines, congested refugee camps and prisons fuel the spread of a disease that can also result in blindness and disfigurement.

Some 1,100 people across Africa have died from mpox, the African Union's health agency said Thursday, warning that the epidemic was "going out of control" without further action.