SADC leaders have called for a coordinated regional response to contain the spread of Mpox.

The 44th Ordinary Summit of the bloc has since directed the Secretariat to convene an urgent meeting with the Ministers of Health in the region. 

SADC leaders have called for a coordinated regional response to contain the spread of Mpox.

As such, the 44th Ordinary Summit of the bloc directed the Secretariat to convene an urgent meeting with the Ministers of Health in the region.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017.