Mpox no longer international health emergency but remains concern in Africa | Health News

‘While we are removing the emergency, we need to keep the urgency,’ says independent panel of experts for the WHO.

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…