Kamituga, a gold mining town in eastern Congo with 300,000 residents, is at the center of a severe mpox outbreak, now labeled a global health emergency by the WHO. Nearly 1,000 people have been infected and eight have died, half of them children, with the number of cases in South Kivu province surging from 12 per week in January to 600 in August. A new strain of mpox is spreading rapidly, primarily through skin-to-skin contact, and disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups such as children and pregnant women. The local population faces dire challenges due to a lack of vaccines, funding, and essential information about the disease, hindering effective response efforts. Residents like Divine Wisoba, who lost her one-month-old daughter to the virus, highlight the urgent need for better education and resources. Overall, Congo has reported over 21,000 suspected mpox cases this year, with more than 720 deaths, predominantly in the eastern regions.