Episode 1471 • • 30:41 - 35:38
1471: Publical Emergency
WHO Monkeypox Emergency Declaration, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) despite the emergency committee failing to reach a consensus. Tedros acknowledged that while only three of the five necessary criteria were clearly met, he chose to move forward with the declaration. The outbreak is currently concentrated among men who have sex with multiple male partners, leading to concerns about stigmatization.