NEW DELHI: The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr P K Mishra on Sunday chaired a high-level review meeting to discuss the preparedness for the mpox or monkeypox disease, under the guidance of PM Modi, who has been closely observing the situation as per a statement released.
The statement read: “It may be noted that the World Health Organization (WHO) has again declared Mpox Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 14th August 2024 in view of its prevalence and spread across many parts of Africa.”
“As per an earlier statement from WHO, globally since 2022 from 116 countries, 99,176 cases and 208 deaths had been reported due to Mpox.Subsequently, they have reported that Mpox cases have been steadily increasing in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Last year, the reported cases increased significantly, and already the number of cases reported so far this year has exceeded last year’s total, with more than 15, 600 cases and 537 deaths,” it added.
Earlier on Saturday the Union health minister JP Nadda chaired a meeting with senior officials of the ministry to evaluate the monkeypox situation and country’s preparedness.
Mpox has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa CDC this week, after the latest outbreak spread to 13 countries in Africa, including four new countries.
“Since the 2022 declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO, 30 cases were reported in India. The last case of Mpox was detected in March 2024. There are no reported cases of Monkeypox in India yet,” the report said.
The statement read: “It may be noted that the World Health Organization (WHO) has again declared Mpox Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 14th August 2024 in view of its prevalence and spread across many parts of Africa.”
“As per an earlier statement from WHO, globally since 2022 from 116 countries, 99,176 cases and 208 deaths had been reported due to Mpox.Subsequently, they have reported that Mpox cases have been steadily increasing in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Last year, the reported cases increased significantly, and already the number of cases reported so far this year has exceeded last year’s total, with more than 15, 600 cases and 537 deaths,” it added.
Earlier on Saturday the Union health minister JP Nadda chaired a meeting with senior officials of the ministry to evaluate the monkeypox situation and country’s preparedness.
Mpox has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa CDC this week, after the latest outbreak spread to 13 countries in Africa, including four new countries.
“Since the 2022 declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO, 30 cases were reported in India. The last case of Mpox was detected in March 2024. There are no reported cases of Monkeypox in India yet,” the report said.
