World Health Organization, Mpox

Mpox still public health emergency: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that mpox remains a public health emergency of international concern due to a surge in cases and the virus's continued spread across regions. The decision follows a meeting of the WHO’s Emergency Committee, which advised maintaining the high-alert status initially declared in August.
WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will keep its alert for mpox at the highest level amid a surge in cases. A WHO committee made up of about a dozen independent experts made the decision at a meeting in Geneva on Friday,
Mpox still a health emergency, says WHO
The Mpox outbreak continues to represent a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The WHO first declared the emergency in August, when an outbreak of a new form of mpox spread from the badly-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.
WHO determines mpox upsurge still constitutes public health emergency
The World Health Organizatiton said that Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, agreeing with the advice of the IHR Emergency
Mpox remains an international public health emergency, says WHO chief
Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Friday (Nov 22) that the mpox virus continues to constitute an international public health emergency.
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World News in Brief: Mpox update, Haiti violence, deadly strikes in Ukraine, Pakistan attack condemned
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