"Mpox is no longer an international health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said after experts reported a decline in infections from the dangerous disease in hot spots across Africa. There had since been sustained declines in cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other affected countries including Burundi, Sierra Leone and Uganda, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday."
"The mpox Emergency Committee met yesterday and advised me that in its view, the situation no longer represents an international health emergency. I have accepted that advice, the WHO director-general posted on X. Of course, lifting the emergency declaration does not mean the threat is over, nor that our response will stop, he added, saying that the situation remained a continental emergency in Africa."
"The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday that mpox still constitutes a continental public health emergency, after a consultative group found new surges in many countries in Africa. In a statement, the Africa CDC said the consultative group's review of the mpox situation indicated there were surges in Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, Zambia and Tanzania, even when weekly confirmed cases declined by 52 percent."
The World Health Organization lifted the international public health emergency designation for mpox after declines in infections across several African hotspots. Sustained declines occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Sierra Leone and Uganda. Lifting the international emergency does not end the threat and response efforts will continue, while the situation remains a continental emergency in Africa. The Africa CDC reported that consultative reviews found new surges in Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, Zambia and Tanzania, and fresh introductions in Malawi, Ethiopia, Senegal, Togo, Gambia and Mozambique, even as weekly confirmed cases fell by 52 percent.
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