The first of vaccines are expected to arrive in DRC and Burundi from SEPT 2.

230,000 doses will be deployed to the most affected areas.

CDC in DRC says it has secured 1.6 million vaccines.

Officials say that some obstacles to acquiring vaccines include lack of funding.

Mpox cases and deaths are rising in DR Congo as people in the country await the arrival and distribution of vaccines.

State hospitals are overwhelmed with more than 18,000 suspected cases and 629 deaths since the start of the year.

Al Jazeera.