The World Health Organisation has declared Mpox a global public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) for the second time in two years.
This is in the light of the ongoing outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African countries.
PHEIC is WHO’s highest level of alert for a disease outbreak and it was declared for Mpox in July 2022 and ended in May 2023 due to the decline in infections worldwide.
The new development is coming less than 24 hours after the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) made a similar declaration.
Africa CDC recently reported a 160 per cent increase in Mpox cases on the continent in 2024 compared to the previous year.
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