Namibia: No Mpox Vaccines in Namibia As Angola Reports First Case

Amid reports of Angola’s first confirmed case of mpox in its capital, Luanda, the Namibian government says the country currently has no vaccines for the viral disease.

This comes as cross-border migration continues at the Oshikango border, with citizens travelling back and forth between the two countries daily for trade and familial connections.

Ministry of Health and Social Services executive director Ben Nangombe has confirmed the vaccine shortage.

“We do not have mpox vaccines in Namibia yet….