Mpox ‘international concern’, WHO chief says in emergency announcement

WHO declares Mpox outbreak global emergencyReuters

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00:00Today, the Emergency Committee met and advised me that, in its view, the situation constitutes

00:08a public emergency of international concern.

00:12I have accepted that advice.

00:16The detection and rapid spread of a new clade of Mpox in eastern DRC, its detection in neighboring

00:23countries that had not previously reported Mpox, and the potential for further spread

00:29within Africa and beyond is very worrying.

00:34In addition to other outbreaks of other clades of Mpox in other parts of Africa, it is clear

00:41that a coordinated international response is essential to stop these outbreaks and save

00:47lives.