Mpox outbreaks in Africa are a global health emergency, WHO declares

The mpox outbreaks in Africa are a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries, the World ... for public health at KFF Health News, explained ... Read More

Monkeypox outbreak in Africa declared global health emergency

An outbreak in Africa of mpox (previously called monkeypox) that has killed more than 500 people was declared a global health emergency on Wednesday. The World Health Organization had been ... Read More

Rapid Spread of Mpox in Africa Is Global Health Emergency, WHO Says

KAMPALA, Uganda—The rapid spread of Mpox in Africa constitutes an international health emergency, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, marking the second time in two years that the ... Read More

WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks in Africa a Global Health Emergency as a New Form of the Virus Spreads

WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks in Africa a Global Health Emergency as a New Form of the Virus Spreads LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere ... Read More

WHO calls for 6-month, $135 million global plan with Africa's CDC to stop mpox spread

The World Health Organization on Monday revealed a joint global plan with Africa's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop the spread of mpox after declaring it a global health emergency. Read More

A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and will the virus spread?

The World Health Organization has declared the increasing spread of mpox in Africa a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders LONDON -- The ... Read More

What to know about the mpox global health emergency

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across ... Read More

A Rights-Based Global Response to Mpox Emergency in Africa

On August 14, following the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (Africa CDC) declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of continental security, the World Health Organization ... Read More

WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak

The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have launched a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox. Read More

World Health Organisation declares mpox a global health emergency amid surge in African cases

WHO made the announcement on Wednesday, following the African Centre for ... risks warranted a “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC). The World Health Organisation ... Read More

China Woos Africa, Casting Itself as Global South’s Defender

More than 50 African leaders have gathered in Beijing for a summit aimed at projecting the influence of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in the developing world. Read More

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa global health emergency

The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and ... Read More