WHO supports strengthening monkeypox prevention
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- 18 Aug 2022
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The World Health Organization in Angola, in partnership with the Directorate of the Complexo Hospitalar Cardio Pulmonares Cardial Don Alexandre do Nascimento, held today in Luanda, a training session with health professionals on monkeypox , a zoonosis caused by the monkeypox virus.
The initiative, as part of the program to reinforce the prevention of hospital infections, carried out by the National Directorate of Public Health with the support of the WHO, aimed to strengthen the capacity of health professionals for the prevention, control and handling of possible cases of infection, in particular monkeypox.
According to the WHO Representative in Angola, Dr. Djamila Cabral, the world is on alert due to the monkeypox virus, transmitted mainly by direct or indirect contact with the blood, body fluids, or mucous membranes of animals and which has been affecting thousands of people, with serious health consequences.
“We are facing an epidemiological outbreak that is affecting the health of populations and that requires greater strengthening of epidemiological surveillance measures, and infection control, especially in health structures, to ensure that cases are identified in a timely manner and protective measures taken as soon as possible. as quickly as possible.” Read More...
