WHO Director-General declares Mpox outbreak public health emergency of international concern
Aug 15, 2024
Geneva [Switzerland], August 15: World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of Mpox (monkeypox) in a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), according to a new release published by WHO today.
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