WHO declares end of mpox global health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Thursday the end of the global public health emergency for mpox - formerly known as Monkeypox - a viral disease that spread rapidly in 2022, including in countries where it does not usually occur.

"Yesterday, the emergency committee for mpox met and recommended to me that the multicountry outbreak of mpox no longer represents a public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice and am pleased to declare that the mpox is no longer a global health emergency," said WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

However, he added that similar to COVID-19, the work to tackle mpox was not over and that the disease "continues to pose significant public health challenges." The decision came just days after Tedros declared the end of the COVID-19 global health emergency.

Mpox was declared a public health emergency of international concern in July 2022, when more than 16,000 cases had been reported to the WHO. Now, more than 87,000 cases have been confirmed in 11 countries, with 140 people dying from the infection, which causes a painful rash as well as other symptoms such as fever and muscle aches.

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