On 27 February 2025, 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.
Le 27 février 2025, le Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Directeur général de l’OMS, a prolongé l’état d’urgence de santé publique de portée internationale concernant la flambée de mpox, suite aux recommandations du comité d’urgence de l’RSI, considérant la progression de l’épidémie, la violence en RDC et le manque de financement.
Des recommandations révisées ont également été émises aux États membres.
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