WHO has declared monkeypox as a global health emergency.
According to the details, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared monkeypox as a global health emergency, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that the diagnosis of a new type of monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other countries including Africa The risks of spread to countries are extremely worrisome.
He said that an international response is necessary to stop the epidemic, the World Health Organization has released a fund of 1.5 million dollars for prevention.
According to reports, the virus has spread from Congo to neighboring countries such as Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
The monkeypox epidemic in Congo has killed 450 people.
Experts say that this viral infection spreads through close contact. Symptoms include flu and rash.
It should be noted that the data of the affected countries was placed before an emergency committee of independent experts on behalf of the World Health Organization, the committee declared the situation as a ‘public health emergency of international concern’, and Advised the World Health Organization to declare it an emergency, as the outbreak could potentially spread beyond the African continent.
The head of the committee, Professor Demi Ogweina, disclosed that a new type of monkeypox is also spreading in Africa which is sexually transmitted, therefore it is an emergency, not only for Africa but for the whole world.
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He said that monkeypox, which started in Africa, was first ignored there due to which it became a global epidemic in 2022, we must take decisive action now to prevent history from repeating itself.
It should be noted that two years ago (July 2022) monkey pox was declared a global health emergency.
This disease is caused by orthopox virus, it is called mpox.
Originating in the Congo, the disease is considered endemic to countries in Central and West Africa.