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Monkeypox - global emergency
July 27 , 2022
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- The World Health Organisation has declared the global monkeypox outbreak as a 'public health emergency of international concern' (PHEIC).
- It is one step below that of a 'pandemic.'
- On January 30, 2020, the organisation had categorised COVID-19 as a PHEIC.
- On March 11 that year, the agency elevated it to 'pandemic.'
- The PHEIC declaration is to be "temporary" and reviewed every three months.
- In the past, Ebola (2014), Zika virus (2016), H1N1(2009), the polio virus (2014) and Covid-19 have been declared a PHEIC.
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