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Understanding and Responding to the Current Mpox Outbreak

Understanding and Responding to the Current Mpox Outbreak

The recent, rapid spread of the new clade 1B strain of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in Central Africa has prompted the second Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) since the global outbreak of mpox in 2022.  Join Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health to learn the latest about the current epidemic in this panel conversation with experts representing a variety of perspectives. In a conversation hosted by the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health and moderated by CIGH Director Michele Barry, expert panelists will discuss the various strains of mpox currently causing outbreaks; epidemiological drivers of the various clades; strategies for containment; vaccine equity; and implications for the U.S. response.

Mpox Outbreak Declared a Global Emergency, Alliance Members Take Action

Mpox Outbreak Declared a Global Emergency, Alliance Members Take Action

“World health leaders must deploy rapid support and flexible funding to countries affected in Africa to stop mpox from spreading further,” wrote Vanessa Kerry, Seed Global Health.

In response to the mid-August declaration by WHO that mpox is a global emergency, Alliance member organizations are mobilizing.