The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the expanding Monkeypox outbreak - which has hit more than 70 countries - is an 'extraordinary' situation which now qualifies as a global emergency.
The United Nations health agency's declaration could in-turn spur on further investment in treating the once-rare disease, and also worsen the scramble for already-scarce vaccines.
Although Monkeypox has been established in parts of central and west Africa for decades now, it was not known to typically spark large outbreaks beyond the continent, or spread widely among people until May this year.
