The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classified the mpox outbreak that has now spread to 15 nations as a continental public health emergency, the first such declaration in its history.
What's new: The Africa CDC's declaration of a "Public Health Emergency of Continental Security," or PHECS, on Tuesday recognizes the surge of mpox cases across Africa this year. "I declare with a heavy heart, but with an unyielding commitment to our poeple, to our African citizens, we declare mpox as a public health emergency of continental security," Africa CDC's Director Dr. Jean Kaseya told journalists during a Zoom briefing.
