The Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced on Monday that the mpox upsurge continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern as set forth in the International Health Regulations (IHR). The announcement follows the fourth meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the mpox upsurge, held on 5 June …

The Africa Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared mpox (monkeypox) a public health emergency of continental security following the alarming viral infection spread rate. Making the declaration in an online media briefing on Tuesday, the Head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Jean Kaseya, said the move was a necessary measure in …