Dr Pieter Peach on Nostr: “WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge ...

“WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR).”

#infectiousdiseases #mpox

https://www.who.int/news/item/14-08-2024-who-director-general-declares-mpox-outbreak-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern