The World Health Organization launches a global strategy to contain the spread of the monkeypox epidemic

On August 26, the World Health Organization took major action and launched a global strategic preparedness and response plan aimed at fully containing the further spread of the monkeypox epidemic among humans. To curb the spread of the monkeypox epidemic, the WHO launches a global plan.

At present, the monkeypox epidemic situation is severe and has attracted global attention. This plan of the World Health Organization covers a six-month period from September 2024 to February 2025. It is estimated that 135 million US dollars in funds are needed to ensure the smooth implementation of various measures. To this end, the World Health Organization will issue a fundraising appeal to the world to bring together the efforts of all parties to jointly address this public health challenge.

This plan is firmly based on the interim and long-term recommendations issued by the Director-General of the World Health Organization and clearly defines key tasks in multiple aspects. First, a comprehensive monitoring, prevention, preparedness and response strategy will be implemented to ensure timely grasp of the epidemic situation and take effective prevention and control measures. Secondly, vigorously promote research work and strive to achieve fair access to medical countermeasures such as diagnostic test reagents and vaccines, so that affected areas can obtain necessary medical resources. At the same time, this plan will also focus on reducing the risk of animal-to-human transmission and strengthening the control of animal transmission routes. In addition, enhancing the ability of communities to actively participate in epidemic prevention and control is also a key link. By raising the awareness and participation of community people in prevention and control, a good situation of group prevention and group control can be formed.

To effectively promote this plan, the World Health Organization headquarters and regional offices have established incident management support teams and significantly increased staff to affected countries to provide stronger technical support and coordinated guidance.

As early as August 14, the World Health Organization announced that the monkeypox epidemic constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern", highlighting the severity and urgency of this epidemic. Countries around the world should actively respond to the call of the World Health Organization and jointly invest in the prevention and control of the monkeypox epidemic and contribute to protecting human health and safety.