Sierra Leone: Treating Mpox in an Outbreak Hotspot in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is presently experiencing an outbreak of mpox, averaging 29 new cases each day in the last week (23 – 30 June 2025).1 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has responded in Freetown, which is the country’s hotspot zone, and in Kenema, Bombali and Tonkolili districts, in the Eastern and Northern provinces of the country.

MSF’s medical adviser for the response, Agnes Dama, tells us about her daily work and the challenges of treating a disease that is stigmatised, like mpox.

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