The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for urgent and immediate action to manage a new outbreak of monkeypox. 

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed member states, stressing the need for a coordinated global effort to combat the spread of the virus. The organization has declared monkeypox a public health emergency and highlighted the emergence of a new, potentially more hazardous strain in Africa. 

The response plan outlined by WHO requires a minimum of $135 million over the next six months to effectively tackle the situation.

"Let me be clear, this new outbreak of monkeypox (mpox) can be controlled and stopped, but responding to this complex outbreak requires a comprehensive and coordinated international response," said

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.