WHO Director-General Says COVID Remains Emergency, Could Still Surprise Us
The director-general of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said the coronavirus pandemic “remains a public health emergency of international concern.” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the WHO’s Emergency Committee on COVID-19 came to that conclusion during a meeting last week, and he shares that view. The committee also called on countries to make testing, […]
Monkeypox Is a Global Health Emergency, WHO Director-General Says
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox to be a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), taking the rare step of overruling a WHO committee convened to consider the matter. “The WHO Director-General is taking the opportunity to express his sincere gratitude to the chairs and members of the committee, as […]