The World Health Organization on Thursday said a first case of mpox linked to an outbreak in Africa has been identified outside the continent after an infection was confirmed in Sweden. The news comes a day after the WHO declared
Mpox, the high infectious disease that used to be called monkeypox, has been declared a “public health emergency of continental security” by Africa’s top health body over an outbreak that spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.
0:18 WHO says Gaza hospital unable to bury dead bodies Patients resting in Al-Shifa Hospital last Friday The World Health Organization (WHO) has described Gaza’s largest hospital as “nearly a cemetery.” Al-Shifa hospital – which is located in the north
A visitor walks past an illuminated coronavirus (COVID-19) model as he visit the “Mini-Worlds on the Way of Illumination” (Mini-Mondes en voie d’illumination) exhibition during the Light Festival preview at the Jardin des Plantes (Botanical garden) in Paris, France, November
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden intends to nominate Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to be the U.S. representative on the World Health Organization’s executive board, administration officials told Reuters on Tuesday. Murthy has served as the top U.S.
The WHO declared monkeypox a global health emergency. The rare designation means the WHO now views the outbreak as a significant enough threat to global health that a coordinated international response is needed. The WHO last issued a global health
World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. © Fabrice Coffrini, AFP The World Health Organization called on Friday for “urgent” action to prevent the spread of monkeypox in Europe, noting that cases had tripled in the region over the past two
LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) – There have been more than 1,000 monkeypox cases reported to the World Health Organization in the current outbreak outside the countries in Africa where it more commonly spreads. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the
A section of skin tissue, harvested from a lesion on the skin of a monkey, that had been infected with monkeypox virus, is seen at 50X magnification on day four of rash development in 1968. CDC/Handout via REUTERS Cases in
The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant could lead to overwhelmed healthcare systems even though early studies suggest it sparks milder disease, as countries reintroduced tough restrictions to stamp out Covid-19 surges and France reported a new record number of cases.