WHO’s Tedros Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency

The World Health Organization declared the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus said that monkeypox has expanded to more than 16,000 cases from 75 countries and territories, officially making the virus a global emergency.

NOW – WHO's Tedros: "I have decided that the global #monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern." pic.twitter.com/QPjiFSsBog

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Director-General Tedros and WHO leadership reportedly overruled a panel of advisers who voted against the monkeypox declaration — 9 against, 6 in favor.

Tedros insisted that the panel vote was just informal. He claims he is the one to make the final decisions, not the panel.