The Latest Breaking News from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

The World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency around the surge of Mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries, sounding its highest alarm over the spread of the virus for the second time since 2022.

The WHO has issued its highest level of alert for the viral disease as it spreads rapidly in Africa.

The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency

The head of the World Health Organization has said he will convene an expert group to determine if the increasing spread of the mpox virus in Africa warrants being declared a global emergency.

Nearly 27,000 cases of mpox have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with about 1,100 deaths.

The World Health Organization will soon convene a committee to decide if the ongoing mpox outbreak constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern."

The global health body says virus could spread even beyond Gaza if violence does not end to enable immunisation push.

The head of the World Health Organization says he will convene an expert group to determine if the increasing spread of the mpox virus in Africa warrants being declared a global emergency

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