WHO: ‘We believe Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped’
The rapidly spreading Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, “with the right strategies in the right groups”. But “time is...
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Monkeypox declared global health emergency by World Health Organization
Monkeypox is an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission about which we understand ‘too little’, and which meets...
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak to be a global health emergency – the highest alarm it can sound –...
Emergency Committee meets again as Monkeypox cases pass 14,000: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak, as global...
WHO acknowledges ‘Emergency Nature’ of Monkeypox outbreak
The current monkeypox outbreak needs urgent response efforts but does not constitute an emergency of international scale, World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR)...
WHO to rename monkeypox to remove Africa stigma
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is working with experts to come up with a new name for monkeypox. It comes after more than...
Monkeypox to get a new name, says WHO
The World Health Organization says it is working with experts to come up with a new name for monkeypox. It comes after more than 30 scientists...
Monkeypox outbreak can still be contained, insists UN health agency
The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world can still be contained and the overall risk of...
WHO: Monkeypox virus outbreaks are containable
Monkeypox can be contained in countries outside Africa where the virus is not usually detected, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. More than 100 cases...
‘Formidable’ challenges as monkeypox spreads – WHO
The world is facing “formidable” challenges, including Covid, the war in Ukraine and monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization has warned. Tedros Adhanom...