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Mpox was declared a global public health emergency by the WHO. Now what?
The spread of a newer strain of mpox in Africa led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the disease a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on Wednesday. This newer ...
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WHO declares mpox a public health emergency as newer strain spreads in Africa
More than 14,000 mpox cases have been reported in the DRC this year. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox to be a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on Wednesday ...
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WHO decides mpox epidemic still global health emergency
"The mpox upsurge continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)," said a WHO ...
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Mpox outbreak is an international health emergency, WHO declares
It is the second time in about two years that mpox's spread has spurred the WHO to declare a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the highest level of alarm for the United ...
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WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Crisis. Here’s What You Should Know
On Wednesday afternoon, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, over mpox, citing a resurgence of cases across Africa and the emergence ...
USA Today9mon
WHO declares mpox, caused by monkeypox virus, a global emergency: What you need to know
The alert, known as a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, is the highest level of alarm under international health law, WHO says. The potential for further spread in ...
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DOH: All confirmed Mpox cases in PHL are of milder Clade II variant
Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Friday brushed aside worries of the public regarding confirmed cases of monkeypox in some ...
The New England Journal of Medicine9mon
The Mpox Global Health Emergency — A Time for Solidarity and Equity
On August 14, 2024, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighboring countries to be a Public Health Emergency of ...
Columbus Dispatch9mon
What is the mpox virus? What to know about the WHO global health emergency
For the second time in two years, the World Health Organization declared the mpox (Monkeypox) outbreak in Africa a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), according to its website.
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How many times in history has the WHO decreed an international emergency and why?
One of its most powerful tools is the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The primary purpose of a PHEIC declaration is to catalyse timely, evidence-based ...
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Mpox was declared a global public health emergency by the WHO. Now what?
The outbreak involves a newer strain primarily seen in African countries. The spread of a newer strain of mpox in Africa led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the disease a public ...