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On 14 August, the World Health Organization declared the epidemic a public health emergency of international concern or global health emergency. [ 2 ] [ 7 ] As of 16 August 2024, fifteen countries were reported to have identified cases of mpox; [ 16 ] and over 96% of all reported cases and fatalities from the disease were confirmed in the DRC ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic. Six people are injured, including two children, in an Israeli strike on a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza as the World Health Organization vaccination campaign resumes with its second phase.
A public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC / f eɪ k / FAYK) is a formal declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) of "an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response", formulated when a situation arises that is ...
December 2024 Israeli airstrikes in Yemen. Israel carries out a series of airstrikes between Sanaa and Hodeidah in Yemen, hitting a number of facilities, including Sanaa International Airport, and killing at least six people and injuring at least 40 others with the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ...
GENEVA (Reuters) - Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organization (WHO), with a target date of May 2024 for a legally binding agreement to be ...
2024 Talerddig train collision. Two passenger trains collide head-on at Talerddig, Powys, Wales, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others. Health and environment. The World Health Organization declares Egypt to be malaria-free. International relations. China–India relations
14 August – The World Health Organization (WHO) declares mpox a public health emergency of international concern for the second time in two years, following the spread of the virus in African countries. [22] 24 August – In Barsalogho, Burkina Faso, 600 civilians are victims of a massacre by Islamists associated with Al-Qaeda. [23]
The first known case was identified on 24 October 2024, [1] with the first recorded fatality recorded on 10 November 2024. [8] Central authorities were only notified later, [1] with the Ministry of Public Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reporting the outbreak to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 29 November 2024.