The spread of a newer strain of mpox in Africa led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the disease a public health ...

Due to the potential threat posed by the new strains of mpox the World Health Organisation on August 14th, 2024 declared it as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).

The Director-General accepted the advice of the Emergency Committee and declared Covid-19 a PHEIC on Jan. 30, 2020. The Committee continues to meet every 3 months to review the case and reissue ...

WHO’s emergency committee on the epidemic had reportedly met Thursday afternoon and recommended designating the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, PHEIC. The decision ...

In May 2023, almost a week after changing the status of Covid-19, the WHO declared that mpox was no longer a PHEIC. In July 2022, the organization declared an emergency due to the outbreak of the ...

The recent cases of the virus among Saudi returnees should be a wake-up call for us.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the recent COVID-19 outbreak in China as a global health emergency, highlighting concerns about its potential impact on countries with limited ...