According to data released by the World Health Organization, in the past three months, the number of new cases reported has dropped by almost 90% compared with the previous three months.
Posted Date – Fri, 5/12/23 at 10:51am
Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said mpox disease no longer represented a global health emergency, according to a statement from the WHO’s emergency committee, during a virtual news conference in Geneva.
“Yesterday (Wednesday), the mpox emergency committee met and advised me that the multi-country mpox outbreak no longer represents a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC),” Tedros said on Thursday. He declared mpox a PHEIC in July 2022.
According to data released by the World Health Organization, in the past three months, the number of new cases reported has dropped by almost 90% compared with the previous three months.
“I am happy to announce that acne is no longer a global health emergency,” Xinhua quoted Tedros as saying.
However, he warned that “as with Covid-19, this does not mean the job is over”. The virus continues to affect communities in all regions, including Africa, where transmission remains poorly understood and poses a major public health challenge that requires a strong, proactive and sustainable response, he said.
“While both the mpox and COVID-19 emergencies are over, the threat of a resurgence remains,” Tedros said. “Both viruses continue to spread and both continue to kill (people).”
Since the mpox outbreak last year, more than 87,000 cases and 140 deaths have been reported in 111 countries, according to the World Health Organization.
