Economic Buzz: WHO Declares Monkeypox Outbreak A Global Health Emergency

25 Jul 2022 , 09:24 AM

World Health Organizations assessment is that the risk of monkeypox is moderate globally and in all regions, except in the European region where they assess the risk as high. However, there is also a clear risk of further international spread, although the risk of interference with international traffic remains low for the moment, WHO noted. ?So in short, we have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission, about which we understand too little, and which meets the criteria in the International Health Regulations.? WHO said. For all of these reasons, the agency has decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern. Powered by Commodity Insights