[World Council of Churches] Churches in Africa remain on alert as mpox continues to spread in parts of the continent, prompting international health organizations to declare it a health emergency.
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral disease caused by monkeypox virus and is in the same family as smallpox. Last week the World Health Organization declared the disease a public health emergency of international concern, and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention named it a public health emergency.
“It is a concern for us as the faith sector. We are looking to Africa CDC and the World Health Organization to provide us with a direction,” said Nkatha Njeru, chief executive officer at the Africa Christian Health Associations Platform, an organization with a membership in 30 African countries.
“Overall, at our level, we continue to monitor the situation. We are talking to our countries and continue to point them to any information we get.”
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