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 ...

"The mpox upsurge continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)," said a WHO ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Friday brushed aside worries of the public regarding confirmed cases of monkeypox in some ...

Brazil's Health Ministry announced the creation of an emergency committee to deal with the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) decreed Wednesday by the World Health ...

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 ...

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 ...