The WHO last week declared a worldwide emergency due to mpox, as a new strain is alarmingly spreading over Africa and has killed over 571 people so far this year.
Just years after COVID-19 brought the globe to a standstill, Dr. Hans Kluge stated that although “there’s no need to panic,” people “always need to be vigilant” to guarantee the world doesn’t suffer from another global health calamity.
The director of WHO Europe told News that monitoring is the main message I want to get across to the nations.
Good monitoring and awareness of the situation are essential as you can never predict how a virus will act in the future.
With over 17,000 cases reported on the continent so far this year, Dr. Kluge expressed his concern regarding the spread of infections to the African region.
In an effort to stop another worldwide pandemic, he urged European nations to “not sit” on vaccines and instead deliver them to Africa.
