2024-08-19 11:58:28
The Ministry of Health said Chile is prepared to deal with the outbreak of monkeypox, which was declared an emergency by the WHO.
He Ministry of Health (Minsal) He assured this afternoon that The country is prepared to face the outbreak of Monkeypox, now known as MPOXafter the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a global public health emergency.
Through a statement released on social media, the Minsal stated that “in light of the public health emergency of international importance declared by the WHO for Monkeypox, We as a country are prepared to face it.“.
In the text, the portfolio headed by Minister Ximena Aguilera added that “We were the first to introduce the Monkeypox vaccine into this region. And we still have that vaccine, and we continue to apply it, which is one of the precautionary measures for the disease.”
“In addition, we have been doing surveillance work since the previous alert.“, added the Minsal text on the monitoring in the country.
What the WHO warned about monkeypox
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared an international health emergency due to the increase in MPOX cases, which have reached 5,000 and to which 500 deaths have been added due to this virus.
According to the entity, The outbreak of new infections occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has spread to at least 13 other countries in Africa.
“A coordinated international response is essential to contain the outbreak and save lives.“WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote in X.