Health chiefs are considering declaring a global emergency
Mpox has been declared a public health emergency in Africa, days after the World Health Organisation said 'the time to act is now'.
Africa CDC head Jean Kaseya warned that the disease could spiral out of control if immediate steps were not taken to tackle the rise in cases, with health chiefs outside of the continent also assessing the risk of the outbreak spreading further. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press briefing in Geneva that, given the increasing spread of mpox cases beyond Congo, he has decided to ask independent experts to advise WHO 'as soon as possible'.
In 2022, WHO declared mpox to be a global emergency after it spread to more than 70 countries, mostly affecting gay and bisexual men.
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