The World Health Organisation's weekend announcement that Monkeypox represented a global health emergency has been welcomed with relief by doctors and scientists.
A global health emergency has only been declared twice before - once for the efforts to eradicate polio, and once for the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement at the weekend by World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus triggers a coordinated international response to Monkeypox. It can also unlock funding to collaborate on sharing vaccines and treatments.
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