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,

This prolongs a declaration that the U.N. agency first made in August. Africa is the hardest hit continent.

WHO on Friday declared that Mpox remains a public health emergency, a determination based on the rising number of cases, operational challenges and the need to mount a joint response to end the outbreak.

Following a meeting today of the World Health Organization (WHO) mpox emergency committee, the head of the WHO accepted the group’s recommendation that the outbreaks still warrant a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations.

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.

This year, there have been more than 46,000 suspected mpox cases across Africa, mainly in Congo, and more than 1,000 suspected deaths

Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Friday that the mpox virus continues to constitute an international public health emergency.

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