HANDA ang Department of Health laban sa monkeypox outbreak.
Ito ang sinabi ng kagawaran matapos ideklara ng World Health Organization (WHO) ang monkeypox bilang “public health emergency of international concern.”
Sa isang kalatas, sinabi ng DOH na pinaghahandaan na umano nito ang virus lalo pa’t nakikita nilang umaakyat na ang bilang ng mga kaso sa ilang bansa.
Sa kasalukuyan, wala pang kumpirmadong kaso ng monkeypox ang naitatala sa Pilipinas.
Kasunod ng deklarasyon ng WHO, naglabas naman ang rekomendasyon ang DPH para tugunan ang panibagong virus na kinaharap ng buong mundo:
1. Activate multi-sectoral coordination mechanisms for readiness and response, to stop human to human transmission.
2. Avoid stigmatization and discrimination against any individual or population group that may be affected, to help prevent further undetected transmission.
3. Intensify epidemiology and disease surveillance.
4. Intensify detection capacity by raising awareness and training health workers.
5. Raise awareness about virus transmission, related prevention and protective measures, and symptoms and signs among communities that are currently affected as well as among other population groups that may be at risk.
6. Engage key community-based groups and civil society networks to increase the provision of reliable and factual information.
7. Focus risk communication and community support efforts on settings and venues where close contact takes place;
8. Immediately report to WHO probable and confirmed cases of monkeypox.
9. Implement all actions necessary to be ready to apply or continue applying further temporary recommendations for countries with detected cases, should there be a first-time detection of one or more suspected, probable, or confirmed cases of monkeypox.
Ayon sa datos, may 16,000 kaso na ng monkeypox ang naitatala sa mahigit 75 na bansa; lima na ang nasawi rito sa Africa.
