| No images? Click here  Thursday, 27 February, 2025 News Release WHO Director-General announces that mpox remains a public health emergency of international concern On 27 February, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the mpox upsurge continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern set forth in the international Health Regulations (IHR). The announcement follows the third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox, held on 25 February 2025. The Committee advised the Director-General to extend the public health emergency of international concern, based on the continuing rise in numbers and geographic spread, the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo—which hampers the response— as well as a lack of funding to implement the response plan. The Director-General concurred with the Committee’s advice. The Director-General also concurred with and issued the Committee’s revised temporary recommendations to Member States experiencing mpox outbreaks. The recommendations guide countries’ efforts to prevent and control the spread of the disease. The full report of the meeting will be issued next week. The upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its spread to neighbouring countries was first determined to be a public health emergency of international concern by the Director-General on 14 August 2024. The list of members and advisors of the IHR Emergency Committee and previous statements are available here. Useful links:
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