WHO declares global health emergency over Mpox outbreak

United Nations, Aug 15 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared a global health emergency as Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, spreads rapidly across 13 African countries, including Congo, where 14,000 cases and 524 deaths have been reported.

This marks the second time in three years that Mpox has reached emergency status.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a media briefing, following the IHR Emergency Committee meeting on the upsurge of mpox.

WHO has been working on the mpox outbreak in Africa and raising the alarm that this is something that should concern us all, he added.

“Last week I announced that I was convening an Emergency Committee under the