Mpox Emergency Declaration: Africa CDC Sets Example for Latin America’s Dengue, says AHF

On August 13, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the ongoing mpox outbreak a public health emergency of continental security, marking the first time a regional agency has done so independently of the World Health Organization (WHO). This declaration came as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) faces an exponential rise in mpox cases, with over 17,000 confirmed and suspected cases and 511 reported deaths.