WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency ...
Aug 14, 2024 · WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR).
WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of international concern
Aug 14, 2024 · The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox cases constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following advice from...
WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for ... - NBC News
Aug 14, 2024 · The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic...
Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health ... - UN News
Aug 20, 2024 · The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it once again a public health emergency of international concern...
WHO declares mpox a public health emergency as newer strain ... - ABC News
Aug 14, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox to be a public health emergency of international concern on Monday as a newer strain spreads in Africa.
Mpox Declared Public Health Emergency of International Concern…
Aug 19, 2024 · Harvard Medicine News: The WHO declared mpox, formerly called monkeypox, a public health emergency of international concern. The epicenter of the outbreak is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other African …
WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern
Nov 22, 2024 · Mpox is believed to have killed hundreds of people in the DRC and elsewhere last year as it also spread to Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria and Uganda, causing a continent-wide emergency. The...
WHO declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency - The Hill
Aug 14, 2024 · The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Wednesday the mpox outbreak in Africa to be a public health emergency of international concern, citing its continued spread and...
Mpox public health emergency declared over | UN News
May 11, 2023 · The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus which began around a year ago was no longer a public health emergency of...
WHO declares 2024 mpox surge a 'public health emergency of ...
Aug 14, 2024 · The World Health Organization has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. Cases of mpox — previously called monkeypox — have been surging in the Democratic Republic of Congo.