Press Release – Mpox Declared A Public Health Emergency Of International Concern
On the 14th August 2024, as anticipated by many, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO (Tedros), declared mpox (previously known as monkey pox) a public health emergency of international concern (“PHEIC” pronounced “fake”). This is the second PHEIC determination in two years relating to mpox – the first was in July 2022 and was…