World Health Organization, Mpox

Mpox still a health emergency, says WHO
The Mpox outbreak continues to represent a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The WHO first declared the emergency in August, when an outbreak of a new form of mpox spread from the badly-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.
WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will keep its alert for mpox at the highest level amid a surge in cases. A WHO committee made up of about a dozen independent experts made the decision at a meeting in Geneva on Friday,
World Health Organization approves emergency use of second mpox vaccine
The World Health Organization Tuesday granted emergency use authorization for the second mpox vaccine. The LC16m8 vaccine from Japan's KM Biologics is the second since WHO declared mpox a health emergency in August.
WHO says mpox continues to remain a public health emergency
The Mpox outbreak continues to represent a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday, November 22, 2024. The WHO first declared the emergency in August, when an outbreak of a new form of mpox spread from the badly-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.
Mpox still public health emergency: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that mpox remains a public health emergency of international concern due to a surge in cases and the virus's continued spread across regions. The decision follows a meeting of the WHO’s Emergency Committee, which advised maintaining the high-alert status initially declared in August.
WHO extends public health emergency for mpox
Following a meeting today of the World Health Organization (WHO) mpox emergency committee, the head of the WHO accepted the group’s recommendation that the outbreaks still warrant a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations.
First mpox vaccine for children approved by WHO to fight virus outbreak
The vaccine is the second to be approved by the UN agency and the first approved for children aged one and older. View on euronews
Health Matters: WHO approves first mpox vaccine for kids
The World Health Organization has authorized the first m-pox vaccine for children. It's a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disease in Congo and elsewhere in Africa.
WHO keeps mpox at highest alert level
The World Health Organization said Friday it had decided to keep its alert for the mpox epidemic at the highest level, as the ...
UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak
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World News in Brief: Mpox update, Haiti violence, deadly strikes in Ukraine, Pakistan attack condemned
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First Case of Clade I Mpox Confirmed in Canada Amid Global Health Concerns
Canada confirmed its first case of clade I mpox in Manitoba, linked to an African outbreak. The infected individual is ...
Florida has more than 100 mpox cases. Now, a more severe form has been reported in U.S.
There have been more than 3,000 confirmed cases of mpox in the country this year, CDC data shows. Florida has reported more ...
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Mpox outbreak continues to be a public health emergency, WHO says
The mpox outbreak continues to represent a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday.