Controlling mpox requires inclusive, global efforts - MSN

In 2022, mpox (formerly called monkeypox) dominated the news as outbreaks of the disease cropped up in more than 120 countries. Then, as case counts dwindled in countries like the U.S.—thanks to ... Read More

World Health Organization declares mpox global health emergency

Aug. 14 (UPI) --The World Health Organization Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency. It's the second time in two years mpox has been deemed a worldwide emergency by the WHO. Read More

How the World Sleepwalked Into the Global Mpox Emergency - MSN

The world’s focus has been elsewhere, according to Peter Sands, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Mpox has been in Congo for a long time and “it didn’t ... Read More

WHO calls for 6-month, $135 million global plan with Africa's CDC ... - UPI

The World Health Organization on Monday revealed a joint global plan with Africa's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop the spread of mpox after declaring it a global health emergency. Read More

Global emergency declared over a new mpox outbreak. What to ... - Yahoo

This is the second time in two years that the WHO has declared a global public health emergency for mpox. In 2022, more than 32,000 cases were reported in the U.S. during the global outbreak. Read More

Monkeypox outbreak: What to know about the virus | Miami Herald

WHO has declared a global emergency over mpox, also known as monkeypox. U.S. has cases, including in Florida, but not the more contagious type. Monkeypox outbreak: What to know about the virus ... Read More

Global efforts in dire need against mpox - World - Chinadaily.com.cn

The World Health Organization called for a coordinated global response against the mpox outbreak on Wednesday after declaring it a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, the ... Read More

As Mpox alarm sounds, global efforts needed for prevention

Due to the rapid spread of monkeypox (mpox) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its surrounding countries, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on August 13 ... Read More

Canada to donate up to 200,000 mpox vaccine doses to global effort

Canada is donating “up to 200,000” doses of mpox vaccine, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday. This comes after the World Health Organization declared mpox a global health emergency ... Read More

How the world sleepwalked into the global mpox emergency

As the virus was ravaging Congo, the world’s response had been slow and uneven. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read More

As Mpox alarm sounds, global efforts needed for prevention

The following day, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), urging a coordinated international response. OPINION / VIEWPOINT ... Read More

How the world sleepwalked into the global mpox emergency - Moneycontrol

A mutated form of mpox has been circulating in the Democratic Republic of Congo for months. Now the response to what has become a global health emergency faces a key obstacle: The country still ... Read More