Medical Xpress August 4, 2024
The World Health Organization’s chief said Sunday he was considering convening an expert committee to advise on whether the growing mpox outbreak in Africa should be declared an international emergency.
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN health agency and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, among others, were increasing their response to the outbreak.
“As a deadlier strain of mpox spreads to multiple African countries, WHO, Africa CDC, local governments and partners are further scaling up the response to interrupt disease transmission,” Tedros said on social media platform X.
“But more funding and support for a comprehensive response are needed.
“I am considering convening an International Health Regulations emergency committee to advise me on whether the...
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