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 Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency ...
Geneva, August 14, 2024 (PAHO) — 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 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...
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 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.
WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread | UN News
Aug 7, 2024 · In light of the situation, and the potential for further international spread within and outside Africa, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus convened an Emergency Committee...
Africa CDC Declares Mpox A Public Health Emergency of …
Aug 13, 2024 · From May 2022 to July 2023, Mpox was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the WHO. However, Africa did not receive the support it urgently needed during this period. As global cases began to decline, the escalating numbers in Africa were largely ignored.