*LERT: W*rld H*alth *rganization W*ll D*termine Th*s W*ek If *utbreak Is C*nsidered ‘Gl*bal P*blic H*alth *mergency’

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergency committee will meet on Wednesday to determine whether a mpox (monkeypox) outbreak in Africa is considered a ‘global public health emergency.’

The committee, which consists of ‘independent experts’ appointed by the WHO, will meet virtually and advise WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus whether mpox