In this episode of What The Pox?, host Martin Joseph explores the resurgence of news about MPOX in 2024 after it is once again declared a global health emergency by the WHO in August 2024.
The episode unpacks the spread of the more dangerous Clade 1B virus, which is killing hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and its wider impact in Central and West Africa. We ask if a global north spread of the new strain will happen, and what the global response must be to this emergency.
This episode's guests are:
- Dr Marc-Alain Widdowson - WHO Lead, Infectious Hazard Management
- Dr Chloe Orkin - British physician and Professor of HIV/AIDS medicine at Queen Mary University of London
- Quasar Siddiqui - Vaccine Coordinator at The Love Tank
- Dr Catherine Smallwood - WHO Europe
Credits: Hosted and produced by Martin Joseph. Directed and executive produced by Jamie Wareham. A QueerAF Production. With thanks to all of our guests valuable time.
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