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WHO says it knows how to ‘completely eliminate’ mpox transmission in Europe

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WHO says it knows how to ‘completely eliminate’ mpox transmission in Europe

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Regional Director of the company World Health Organization (WHO) for Europe, Hans Henri P. Klugeassured that WHO knows how to control mpox -ancient monkeypox- on the European continent, as well as knowledge of “the necessary steps to completely eliminate its transmission.”

“Two years ago we controlled mpox V Europe by directly engaging with the most affected communities of men who have sex with men. We implemented robust surveillance, rigorously investigated contacts of new cases, and provided robust public health advice. Behavior change, non-discriminatory public health measures, and vaccination against mpox contributed control the outbreak“The regional director explained during a press conference in Geneva.

In this sense, Kluge pointed out that about 100 new cases from MPOX Treasure II in Europe every month. For this reason, he appealed to governments to:Strengthen surveillance and diagnostics of mpox; provide public health advice, including for travellers, based on science rather than fear, and procure vaccines and antiviral drugs for those who may need them based on strategic risk assessments.”

“In short, even if we strengthen supervision MPOX Treasure I“We can and must strive to eliminate hoard II in Europe once and for all,” he added, while thrown out what we are talking about is “new Covid-19“.

Despite this, the CEO noted that “there is still a need to know more about MPOX Treasure I“Based on what we know, MPOX is primarily transmitted through skin-to-skin contact with lesions, including during sexual intercourse,” he explained.

Besides, Kluge called on Europe to act in solidarity with the people and communities affected by mpox: “By working directly with them to ensure that responsibility for your health“For now, he believes it is necessary to maintain solidarity with the WHO African Region and its affected Member States “both at this critical moment and in the long term.”

Finally, he chose “coordinated response in the African region“The answer we give now and in the coming years will be a decisive test for Europe and the world,” he concluded.

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Source: Aristegui Noticias

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