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In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first time to provide support to countries facing mpox outbreaks.

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GHEC was established by WHO in 2023 after the response to the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the need to streamline efforts of existing networks to ensure better-coordinated support to countries.

It supports countries on their health emergency workforce, the surge deployment of experts and the networking of technical leaders.

It supports countries experiencing public health emergencies through three key pillars:

The first activation of this new support mechanism follows the declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern by WHO on 14 August 2024.

 

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