From 3 to 5 December 2025, the Mpox: State of the Art Symposium was held in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo). During the event, FCRM, Scientific Coordinator of the Mpox-Probe project, delivered a presentation entitled ”Assessment of Mpox Virus Exposure Among Individuals Living in Rural Areas in theNorth of the Republic of Congo”. Poster…

From 3 to 5 December 2025, the Mpox: State of the Art Symposium was held in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo). During the event, FCRM, Scientific Coordinator of the Mpox-Probe project, delivered a presentation entitled “Assessment of Knowledge, Perception and Preventive Practices toward Mpox Disease in the Congolese Population.” Poster Summary A community-based survey…

Mpox is a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans and between people. As a MPOX-PROBE project partner, Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale (FCRM) and ️SOCOSAM – Société Congolaise de Santé Mentale support the Republic of the Congo in its prevention and response efforts within the framework of the Mpox initiative. The…

R-Evolution WorldWide had the pleasure of being invited to the 4th and last meeting of the community of practice (CoP) for social and behavioural evidence for mpox community protection, which was held on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. The final meeting brought together researchers, health officials, and partners from across Africa to reflect on progress made…

R-Evolution WorldWide had the pleasure of being invited to the 3rd meeting of the community of practice (CoP) for social and behavioural evidence for mpox, which was held on Tuesday 15 July 2025. The meeting focused on strengthening the evidence base for community-centered health emergency responses, particularly in the context of the mpox outbreak. Key…

From 15th to 20th June 2025 the 12th EDCTP Forum was held in Kigali, Rwanda, with over 1000 global stakeholders to discuss better health through global research partnerships. Three representatives of R-Evolution WorldWide, coordinator of MPOX-PROBE project, Dr. Dario Scaramuzzi (CEO), Dr. Chiara Cupri (Project Coordinator) and Dr. Sara Greco (Project Coordinator), have been part…

As part of the ongoing research on the socio-ecological and behavioural determinants of Mpox in the Republic of Congo, a training session for data collectors was conducted from 25 to 27 June 2025 in Impfondo, Likouala Department. The activity took place at the Departmental Directorate of Health Services and Care (DDSSSa) and was coordinated by…

On November 27–28, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Global Health EDCTP3 jointly convened over 70 stakeholders in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The purpose of the meeting was to advance community-centred, evidence informed public health responses to the ongoing mpox public health emergency…

Dr. Chastel Mapanguy from FCRM (Republic of Congo) attended the 15th conference of the African Society of Human Genetics in Uganda in February. This was one of the initiatives to allow SSA’s young researchers to have training and to attend conferences both in SSA and Europe to improve their knowledge and to disseminate MPOX-PROBE project’s…

Within the MPOX-PROBE project, a training was conducted in DRC, from 10.11.2024 to 07.12.2024. The objective of the training was to strengthen capacities, knowledge and attitudes in the context of preparedness and adequate response to epidemics/pandemics of emerging and re-emerging diseases. The expected results, all achieved, were: 1.Strengthen the foundations of collaborations between the INRB…