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WHO Chief Lifts Global Mpox Emergency

A vial of mpox vaccine awaiting use at the General Hospital in Goma, DR Congo. The WHO has lifted the global public health emergency (Credit: AFP)

Mpox no longer represents a global public health emergency, the WHO said Friday, following a steady decline in cases and deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other affected countries.

The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of internation concern (PHEIC) in August 2024 after a two-pronged mpox epidemic broke out, primarily in the DRC.

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