The Global Health Emergency Response Team (GHEC) has received its first assignment from the World Health Organization and its partners. Fifty-six experts from the team traveled to eight African countries affected by the monkeypox outbreak (or mpox in the new terminology) to assess local preparedness and assist in the response. The WHO previously declared the current monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
The Global Health Council (GHEC) is a multidisciplinary coalition of professionals and a platform for collaboration between countries and health services to strengthen their response to urgent public health threats. It was established at the initiative of the WHO in 2023 after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant shortcomings in the global coordination of health emergency response services.
