WHO Director-General: Monkeypox outbreaks in Africa can be controlled and stopped with comprehensive and coordinated plan

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), contended yesterday (Aug. 26) that the monkeypox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries can be controlled and stopped, which requires a comprehensive and coordinated plan of action between international agencies and national and local partners, civil society, researchers and manufacturers, and Member States.

WHO launched a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan to stop outbreaks of human-to-human transmission of monkeypox through coordinated global, regional, and national efforts. This follows the declaration of a public health emergency of international concern by the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Aug. 14.

The current plan covers the six-month period of September 2024-February 2025, envisioning a US$135 million (about HK$1.05 billion) funding need for the response by WHO, Member States, partners including Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), communities, and researchers, among others.

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