{"id":109574,"date":"2024-10-02T16:06:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T09:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109574"},"modified":"2024-10-02T16:06:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T09:06:51","slug":"sex-workers-find-themselves-at-the-center-of-congos-mpox-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109574","title":{"rendered":"Sex workers find themselves at the center of Congo&#8217;s mpox outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>KAMITUGA, Congo (AP) \u2014 It\u2019s been four months since Sifa Kunguja recovered <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mpox\">from mpox<\/a><\/span>, but as a sex worker, she said, she\u2019s still struggling to regain clients, with fear and stigma driving away people who\u2019ve heard she had the virus. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s risky work,\u201d Kunguja, 40, said from her small home in eastern Congo. \u201cBut if I don\u2019t work, I won\u2019t have money for my children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sex workers are among those hardest-hit by the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mpox-new-strain-outbreak-kamituga-eastern-congo-f9affb7a7d73c8c30daf296c51c920c7\">mpox outbreak in Kamituga<\/a><\/span>, where some 40,000 of them are estimated to reside \u2014 many single mothers driven by poverty to this mineral-rich commercial hub where gold miners comprise the majority of the clientele. Doctors estimate 80% of cases here have been contracted sexually, though the virus also spreads through other <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/what-is-mpox-monkey-pox-congo-emergency-415d11f9e62d104b4c40dd8fe8e80b47\">kinds of skin-to-skin contact<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageEnhancement\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-2d0000\"\/><\/p>\n<picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/c29b75a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6240x4160+0+0\/resize\/800x533!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F30%2Fce%2F8e64a1480126a33db8a7bde4c6eb%2F02b863fa479f4b2e804ac039e013969b 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after recovering from mpox Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Kamituga, eastern Congo. (AP Photo\/Moses Sawasawa)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sex workers say the situation threatens their health and livelihoods. Health officials warn that more must be done to <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congo-africa-mpox-virus-vaccines-conflict-violence-bd1386676b0b707af79d7aca763c7c06\">stem the spread<\/a><\/span> \u2014 with a focus on sex workers \u2014 or mpox will creep deeper through eastern Congo and the region. <\/p>\n<p>Mpox causes mostly mild symptoms such as fever and body aches, but serious cases can mean prominent, painful blisters on the face, hands, chest and genitals. <\/p>\n<div data-module=\"\" data-module-trackunsubscribe=\"\" class=\"PageListEnhancementGeneric Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<p><bsp-list-loadmore data-module=\"\" class=\"PageListStandardB\" data-gtm-region=\"RELATED COVERAGE\" data-gtm-topic=\"No Value\" data-hide-dates=\"true\" 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\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-list-loadmore><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kunguja and other sex workers insist that despite risks of reinfection or spreading the virus, they have no choice but to keep working. Sex work isn\u2019t illegal in Congo, though related activities such as solicitation are. Rights groups say possible legal consequences and fear of retribution \u2014 sex workers are subject to high rates of violence including rape and abuse \u2014 prevent women from seeking medical care. That can be especially detrimental during a public health emergency, according to experts. <\/p>\n<p>Health officials in Kamituga are advocating for the government to shutter nightclubs and mines and compensate sex workers for lost business. <\/p>\n<p>Not everyone agrees. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mpox-cases-outbreak-africa-health-3d9b808b905ecafe344aa7dc63e4395b\">Local officials say they don\u2019t have resources<\/a><\/span> to do more than care for those who are sick, and insist it\u2019s sex workers\u2019 responsibility to protect themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Kamituga Mayor Alexandre Bundya M\u2019pila told The Associated Press that the government is creating awareness campaigns but lacks money to reach everyone. He also said sex workers should look for other jobs, without providing examples of what might be available. <\/p>\n<h2>Sex work is a big part of the economy <\/h2>\n<p>Miners stream into Kamituga by the tens of thousands. The economy is centered on the mines: Buyers line streets, traders travel to sell gold, small businesses and individuals provide food and lodging, and the sex industry flourishes. <\/p>\n<p>Nearly a dozen sex workers spoke to AP. 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(AP Photo\/Moses Sawasawa)<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The industry is well organized, according to the Kenyan-based African Sex Workers Alliance, composed of sex worker-led groups. The alliance estimates that 13% of Kamituga\u2019s 300,000 residents are sex workers. <\/p>\n<p>The town has 18 sex-worker committees, the alliance said, with a leadership that tries to work with government officials, protect and support colleagues, and advocate for their rights. <\/p>\n<p>But sex work in Congo is dangerous. Women face systematic violence that\u2019s tolerated by society, according to a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nswp.org\/sites\/default\/files\/drc_cedaw_shadow_report_umade_acodhu-ts_-_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report by UMANDE<\/a><\/span>, a local sex-worker rights group.<\/p>\n<p>Many women are forced into the industry because of poverty or because, like Kunguja, they\u2019re single parents and must support their families. <\/p>\n<h2>Getting mpox can put sex workers out of business<\/h2>\n<p>The sex workers who spoke to AP described mpox as an added burden. Many are terrified of getting the virus \u2014 it means time away from work, lost income and perhaps losing business altogether. <\/p>\n<p>Those who recover are stigmatized, they said. Kamituga is a small place, where most everyone knows one another. 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src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/3d240b2\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6240x4160+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fda%2Fe3%2Fe54b6f52ddd463af7ee32342f10c%2Fe8dc099a91c94c608348f6e6dd9415d6\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>A sex worker suffering from mpox, lies down Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in the general hospital in Kamituga, eastern Congo. (AP Photo\/Moses Sawasawa<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Since contracting mpox in May, Kunguja said she\u2019s gone from about 20 clients daily to five. When she was sick, the lesions on her genitals were so painful she could hardly walk, hunched over and wobbling to get around. Her 9-year-old son caught it from her, she said \u2014 he\u2019s out of the hospital but still has lesions. <\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s been supporting her 11 children through sex work for nearly a decade, but said she now can\u2019t afford to send them to school. 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in the general hospital in Kamituga, eastern Congo. (AP Photo\/Moses Sawasawa)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Experts say information and awareness are key<\/h2>\n<p>Disease experts say a lack of vaccines and information makes <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mpox-covid-who-pandemic-59548adbbd58df7e5d176fc244e02a58\">stemming the spread difficult<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Some <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congo-vaccine-mpox-gavi-ed0c0b3d09eef30dff33715e185d4dbd\">250,000 vaccines have arrived in Congo<\/a><\/span>, but it\u2019s unclear when any will get to Kamituga. Sex workers and miners are among those slated to receive them first.<\/p>\n<p>Community leaders and aid groups are trying to teach sex workers about protecting themselves and their clients via awareness sessions where they discuss signs and symptoms. 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(AP Photo\/Moses Sawasawa)<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sex workers told AP that they insist on using condoms when they have them, but that they simply don\u2019t have enough. <\/p>\n<p>Kamituga\u2019s general hospital gives them boxes of about 140 condoms every few months. Some sex workers see up to 60 clients a day \u2014 for less than $1 a person. Condoms run out, and workers say they can\u2019t afford more. <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Guy Mukari, an epidemiologist working with the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Congo, noted that the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/who-mpox-africa-health-emergency-cc9bdf31b49d06bec5efd44fb55d5e42\">variant running rampant in Kamituga<\/a><\/span> seems more susceptible to transmission via sex, making for a double whammy with the sex industry. <\/p>\n<p>Even health experts admit the lack of information about the virus makes it unclear how effective condoms are. 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src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/28a1739\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5282x3521+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fca%2Fd4%2F800f065b503727aeb3d4560603b4%2Fb5c6d319419640ff9732d6c78577874f\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>Women sell vegetables Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Kamituga, eastern Congo. (AP Photo\/Moses Sawasawa)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some women resort to flimsy plastic bags when they can\u2019t find condoms, sex worker Irene Mabwidi said. As a leader in her local sex industry group, she said she tries to advise women on other protection measures, such as inspecting clients\u2019 bodies for lesions, though that\u2019s far from foolproof.<\/p>\n<p>Erin Kilbride of Human Rights Watch said it\u2019s crucial that sex workers are in the room when the government designs outreach programs. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government should proactively reach out to sex worker organizations, at the local and national level, who are experts in what their communities need,\u201d Kilbride said. <\/p>\n<h2>Mines also lack safety measures<\/h2>\n<p>Health experts say miners are also key to containing the virus. 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(AP Photo\/Moses Sawasawa)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Miners told AP more information and advocacy is needed in mines. Debus Bulambo said he got mpox in February, but sees most fellow miners failing to take the virus seriously. People want to spend cash on sex, even during an epidemic, sometimes paying five times more to go without a condom, he noted. And miners earn a lot \u2014 up to about $120 a month, more than double the country\u2019s average annual income. <\/p>\n<p>Bulambo said he occasionally paid for sex in the past but stopped, though he realizes he\u2019s the exception. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople aren\u2019t afraid,\u201d he said bluntly. \u201cI don\u2019t understand.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute\u2019s Science and Educational Media Group. 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