‘While we are removing the emergency, we need to keep the urgency,’ says independent panel of experts for the WHO.Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025Mpox 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.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“The mpox Emergency Committee met yesterday and advised me that in its view, the situation no longer represents an international health emergency.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The #mpox Emergency Committee met yesterday and advised me that in its view, the situation no longer represents an international health emergency.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.
Lifting the emergency declaration does not mean the threat is over, nor that our response will stop. pic.twitter.com/m5BI0rzQZB
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) September 5, 2025The 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. Advertisement Fresh introductions of the virus were also reported in Mala …
