The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization‘s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday. The WHO label – a “public health emergency of international concern” – is designed to sound an alarm that a coordinated international response is needed and could unlock funding and global efforts to collaborate on sharing vaccines and treatments. The WHO and national governments have been facing intense pressure from scientists and public health experts to take more action on monkeypox. On Friday, the United States identified its first two monkeypox cases in children. RELATED STORIESWHO to say if it will trigger highest alert on monkeypoxStudy: 95% of monkeypox cases transmitted thru sexual activityMonkeypox: how a public emergency could be declaredatmSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 23, 2022 23:32 UTC