Today, Saturday, the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency due to the outbreak of monkeypox, at a time when this classification is considered the highest alert that the organization can issue.
She confirmed that the Director-General of the “World Health” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued the highest level of alert once morest monkeypox.
She pointed out that the spread of monkeypox remains under control in the world, except in Europe, where the risks increase, noting that monkeypox has spread to more than 70 countries.
And the World Organization announced that more cases of monkeypox were recorded around the world.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that more than 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been recorded in 75 countries, stressing that five people have died as a result of the outbreak.
While Ghebreyesus noted that the emergency committee was unable to reach consensus on whether the monkeypox outbreak should be classified as a global health emergency, he added, “However, he said, the outbreak has spread around the world quickly, and has already become a concern. international”.
He continued, “The assessment of the World Health Organization is that the risk of monkeypox is moderate globally and in all regions except for the European region, where the risk was assessed as high.”
There are two other health emergencies at present, the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing efforts to eradicate polio.
It is noteworthy that in the first meeting held on June 23, the majority of experts recommended that the WHO not declare a health emergency, as this may raise international concern.
Since the first cases of monkeypox were detected in early May, infection with this epidemic began to spread outside the countries of Central and West Africa, where the virus is endemic, and then spread throughout the world, while Europe was its focus.
Monkeypox, discovered in humans in 1970, is considered to be less dangerous and contagious than smallpox, which was eradicated in 1980.
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