The WHO decided in June against declaring such an emergency but will reconvene next week amid rising cases
Image: Alamy Stock Photo Image: Alamy Stock Photo THE WORLD HEALTH Organisation has said it would reconvene its expert monkeypox committee on 21 July to decide whether the outbreak constitutes a global health emergency.
A surge in monkeypox infections has been reported since early May outside the West and Central African countries where the disease has long been endemic. “If so, it will propose temporary recommendations on how to better prevent and reduce the spread of the disease and manage the global public health response.”There have been six PHEIC declarations since 2009, the last being for Covid-19 in 2020 — though the sluggish global response to the alarm bell still rankles at the WHO’s headquarters.Most monkeypox infections so far have been observed in men who have sex with men, of young age and chiefly in urban areas, according to the WHO.
“WHO continues to work with countries and vaccine manufacturers to coordinate the sharing of vaccines, which are currently scarce,” he added. According to available statistics, almost all patients affected thus far are male, with a median age of 37, with three-fifths identifying as men who have sex with men, the WHO said.
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