A public health emergency of international concern is the WHO's highest form of alert, and is declared by the agency's Director-General after advice from a group of external experts. A different form of mpox was also labelled as an emergency in 2022-2023.

Encephalitis, a severe condition that leads to brain inflammation, has emerged as a growing global health crisis. In response to the increasing number of cases worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared encephalitis a global health emergency.

Mpox remains an international public health emergency, the World Health Organization said Thursday after deciding the epidemic still merits the highest level of alert, with cases rising and its geogra

The World Health Organization said it still considers mpox to be a public health emergency of international concern, its most serious classification for health alerts. The current public health emergency was first declared by WHO in August 2024.