Dr Lesley Bamford, Child Health Specialist at the National Health Department: "The health department is ramping up its vaccination drive against Mpox disease as South Africa sees a steady rise in infections"

The health department is ramping up its vaccination drive against the Mpox disease as South Africa sees a steady rise in infections. The programme will target Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The number of confirmed cases has now rises to ten since the beginning of the year, after two people from Cape Town and Johannesburg tested positive for the virus. For more on this we spoke to Dr Lesley Bamford, child health specialist at the National Health Department