Mpox Continental Emergency: Africa CDC Recommendations
- The Africa centres for Disease Control adn Prevention (Africa CDC) Emergency Consultative Group (ECG) has advised maintaining the Public health Emergency of continental Security (PHECS) for mpox.
- The ECG concluded that preserving the emergency declaration is critical for sustaining political commitment, facilitating resource mobilization, and ensuring continued vigilance across African nations.
- Maintaining the PHECS allows the Africa CDC to continue coordinating a unified continental response to mpox, supporting member states in surveillance, vaccination efforts, and clinical management.
Africa CDC Recommends Maintaining Mpox Emergency status
Published September 24, 2025
The Africa centres for Disease Control adn Prevention (Africa CDC) Emergency Consultative Group (ECG) has advised maintaining the Public health Emergency of continental Security (PHECS) for mpox. This recommendation stems from a review of the ongoing outbreak conducted on September 2, 2025.
Strategic Importance of Continued Emergency declaration
The ECG concluded that preserving the emergency declaration is critical for sustaining political commitment, facilitating resource mobilization, and ensuring continued vigilance across African nations. Members emphasized that prematurely lifting the emergency status could lead to reduced funding, decreased public awareness, and a heightened risk of renewed mpox transmission.
Maintaining the PHECS allows the Africa CDC to continue coordinating a unified continental response to mpox, supporting member states in surveillance, vaccination efforts, and clinical management. this proactive approach is considered essential to mitigate the long-term health and economic impacts of the disease.