Reported trend in new mpox cases in WHO African Region countries, January 2022-May 2025

Mpox has troubled African nations for over fifty years, and its resurgence serves as a reminder of the importance of comprehensive, sustainable, and globally equitable public health strategies in healthcare access, human resource development, vaccination, and training of health workers. Dermatologists, in collaboration with other specialists, are required in seamless, transdisciplinary efforts to strengthen surveillance and efforts at control and elimination of mpox. Since infectious diseases do not recognize borders, it is pertinent to continue to emphasize that the health of one region is increasingly linked to the health of the entire world.