​Monkeypox declared global public health emergency

​On Wednesday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared monkeypox as a global threat. The WHO flagged it as a PHEIC or public health emergency of international concern, which is the highest level of warning issued by the WHO. PHEIC is “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."​