WHO declares end of international health emergency for Mpox

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World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared Saturday that the Mpox infection, formerly known as monkeypox, no longer represents a global public health emergency. The announcement follows a sustained decrease in cases and deaths, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.   #teleSUREnglish #MpoxUpdate #GlobalHealthAlert #WHOStatement #PublicHealthWatch

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00:00World Health Organization Director General, Tedros Adhanom,

00:04declared Saturday that the M-pox infection,

00:07formerly known as monkeypox,

00:09no longer represents a global public health emergency,

00:12following a sustained decrease in cases

00:14in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

00:17We also have a better understanding

00:19of the drivers of transmission,

00:21the risk factors for severity,

00:24and the most affected countries

00:26have developed a sustained response capacity.

00:29Of course, lifting the emergency declaration

00:32does not mean the threat is over,

00:35nor that our response will stop.

00:37The possibility of continued flare-ups

00:40and new outbreaks remains,

00:42requiring adequate surveillance and response capacity.

00:46Ongoing efforts are needed to protect

00:49the most vulnerable groups,

00:51particularly young children and people living with HIV.

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