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Why one doctor says we're 'walking blind' in the mpox emergency

A patient suffering from mpox sits on a bench at the Kavumu hospital in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo — the global epicenter of the mpox outbreak,

A year ago, on August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Why are health experts so frustrated by the world's response?

(Image credit: Glody Murhabazi/AFP)

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