GENEVA (AN) — For the second time in three years, the World Health Organization finds the mpox outbreaks in Congo and other African nations represent a global health emergency, its highest level of alert.
What's new: Based on the advice of an emergency committee of experts, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday declared mpox to be "a public health emergency of international concern" – a formal designation tied to the International Health Regulations. The move reflects the alarming spread of mpox, also known as monkeypox, among children and adults in more than a dozen countries.
