Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback in its fight against the mpox outbreak. Eastern Congo was the epicenter of the outbreak that quickly spread to neighbors in Africa and led the World Health Organization to declare it a global health emergency.

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback in its fight against the mpox outbreak

The team commended Rwanda for the commitment to strengthen cancer control and the significant progress made since a previous imPACT review in 2014. Rwanda is currently updating its National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP), set to be implemented in 2025–2029, and recommendations from the recent international assessment will help to inform its activities.