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Ministry of Health activates emergency response plan to combat mpox disease
The Ministry of Health, through the Ghana Health Service, has activated its emergency response plan to address the potential threat of the disease within the country. This is in response to the recent declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) that mpox is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). On 14 August 2024, … The post Ministry of Health activates emergency response plan to combat mpox disease appeared first on Asaase Radio.
The Ministry of Health, through the Ghana Health Service, has activated its emergency response plan to address the potential threat of the disease within the country.
This is in response to the recent declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) that mpox is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
On 14 August 2024, the WHO director general identified the significant upsurge of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and an increasing number of countries across Africa as constituting a PHEIC under the International Health Regulations (2005).
The WHO has expressed concern about the potential for the disease to spread further across African nations and possibly beyond the continent.
This move by the Health Ministry, therefore, aligns with the WHO’s determination to intensify global efforts in combating the spread of mpox, particularly in Africa.
Read the full statement below:
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