WHO names mpox a global health emergency for second time
empo has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for more than a decade and already the number of case reported so far this year has exceeded last year’s total with more than 14,000 cases and 524 deaths today the emergency committee met and advised me that in its view the situation constitutes a public he emergency of international concern I have accepted that advice the detection and Rapid spread of a new claim of empo in eastern DRC its detection in neighboring countries that had not previously reported empo and the potential for further spread within Africa and Beyond is very Waring it’s clear that a coordinated International response is essential to stop these outbreaks and save lives
Mpox has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO announcement comes on the heels of the first-ever public emergency declaration from African health officials as outbreaks of the virus continue to spread across the continent.
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