The World Health Organization has declared the highest level of alert to deal with monkey pox, which has affected 17,000 people in 74 countries around the world, the Director-General of the Organization announced.
It is the second time in just two years that the World Health Organization has taken an important step, issuing an alert – at an international level – about a disease.
“I have decided to declare a public health emergency on a global scale,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press conference, clarifying that the risk to the world is relatively low, outside of Europe, where it is elevated.
The director-general of the WHO explained that the expert committee could not agree and remained divided on the necessity of declaring the highest level of alert, and for this reason Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the decision.
“It’s a call to action, but it’s not the first,” said Mike Ryan, the WHO’s head of emergencies, adding that he hoped it would lead to collective action against the disease.
Kyriakidou: EU ready to boost response to monkeypox
“The EU is ready to step up its response to monkeypox,” Health and Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakidou said after the World Health Organization’s announcement.
“We have been actively monitoring the situation since day one and monkeypox vaccines are already being delivered to our member states. We are ready to strengthen our response to the EU,” Ms. Kyriakidou said in a tweet.
It is recalled that there have been 20 cases of monkey pox in our country to date, according to the National Public Health Organization.
These are men, of whom 11 reported traveling abroad during the incubation period of the disease (55%).
Source: News Beast
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