Mpox: A Public Health Emergency of International Concern

On September 27th at 12:00PM ET the Pandemic Center will host a webinar titledMpox: A Public Health Emergency of International Concern.In August, the World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). At the time of the declaration, the DRC had reported 27,000 mpox cases, mainly in children, and 1,100 deaths since the beginning of 2023. The WHO has since announced a six month plan to stanch the outbreak, which includes boosting surveillance, increasing staffing in affected countries and improving access to vaccines, among many other measures.This webinar will convene a panel of experts to discuss the current situation and what the global health community should be doing.It will be hosted byJennifer Nuzzo,Director of the Pandemic Center and Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. The panel will include:Dr. Placide Mbala,Associate Professor, University of Kinshasa School of Medicine & Head of the Epidemiology and Global Health Division, National Institute of Biomedical Research, Democratic Republic of CongoDr. Christy Hutson,Senior Science Advisor for Clade I Mpox Response & Chief of the Poxvirus and Rabies Branch at CDCThis webinar is part of the Pandemics & Society series, created and sponsored by the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health, which focuses on current pandemic threats and response systems as well as how to build preparedness for the future.Please contact pandemic_center@brown.edu with any questions.This event is online: https://brown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pzNJTBSsSemzqS3s109nEg