Bhanvi Satija and Unnamalai L, Reuters, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:16:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png Bhanvi Satija and Unnamalai L, Reuters, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph 32 32 WHO to convene emergency committee to assess international risk from mpox outbreak https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2024/08/08/who-to-convene-emergency-committee-to-assess-international-risk-from-mpox-outbreak/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:12:55 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= Aug 7 (Reuters) – The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday an emergency committee will be convened to discuss whether the current mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo represents a public health emergency of international concern. The current mpox outbreak in Congo has already seen around 27,000 cases, and claimed more than 1,100 lives, most of them

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