7 Times the World Health Organization Declared a Public Health Emergency (Including for Monkeypox) - Mentalfloss

All of the WHO's declarations of emergency since 2007 have been for viral diseases.

In July 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the current monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of extraordinary concern, or PHEICthe seventh time the WHO has made the designation… [+9981 chars]

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