#Monkeypox outbreak declared a global public health emergency

The World Health Organisation has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. After the recent Emergency Committee meeting pertaining to the multi-country outbreak, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus released a statement focused on five elements in “deciding whether an outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern”. These were the factors that led … Continue reading #Monkeypox outbreak declared a global public health emergency